Barbs from Neb. police officer ruled protected speech

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"The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that inflammatory remarks an Omaha police officer made against city and police bosses in a union newspaper shouldn't have led to his firing.

In 2005, police officer Kevin Housh was fired for writing an opinion piece that was sharply critical of city and police officials. Housh was later reinstated, but the police union said the city had interfered with the rights of union members to engage in protected labor speech.

The high court's ruling only applies to speech made in the course of union business.

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