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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Jessica Priest

Texas Tech discipline against law student over alleged Charlie Kirk comments stands after court ruling

A federal judge refused to order Texas Tech University to retract a report it made to the state bar about a law student accused of celebrating conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing.

Tuesday’s ruling is a procedural setback in an ongoing free speech lawsuit Ellen “Ellie” Fisher filed last month to stop Texas Tech from putting the reprimand in her law school record and alerting the Texas Board of Law Examiners, saying the discipline could hurt her ability to become a lawyer.

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