UTAH DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES v. HUGHES

No. 20050610.

156 P.3d 820 (2007)

2007 UT 30

UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner, v. Brent N. HUGHES and Career Service Review Board, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 27, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Debra J. Moore, J. Clifford Petersen, Asst. Att'ys Gen., Salt Lake City, for petitioner.

Phillip W. Dyer, Carey A. Seager, Salt Lake City, for respondent Hughes.

Robert W. Thompson, Salt Lake City, for respondent Review Board.


DURRANT, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 This case concerns the Hatch Act (or the "Act"), a federal statute that prohibits state employees whose principal activity is directly related to a federally financed program from running for elective office.1 Respondent Brent Hughes was terminated by the Utah Department of Human Services (the "Department") from his position as a collections/compliance supervisor based on the Department...

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