Is Michigan AG Mike Cox contradicting himself in defense of Andrew Shirvell?

The story of Andrew Shirvell, Assistant AG from Michigan, who has openly targeted a gay student from The University of Michigan has accelerated to the point that a firestorm has started demanding that AG Mike Cox terminate him. Cox has refused primarily citing the First Amendment but a recent submittal to the Supreme Court signed by Cox appears to contradict this position.

See Cox’s interview with Anderson Cooper and find out about the volatile case in question.