Lowery v. Mills

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Case Number:

24-50879

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3440 Other Civil Rights

  1. June 29, 2026

    High Court Passes On UT Professor's Speech-Chilling Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a University of Texas at Austin professor's appeal alleging the university punished him for his conservative speech and criticism of university leadership.

  2. August 04, 2025

    UT Austin Denies Threatening Prof Who Criticized Leaders

    The University of Texas at Austin denied threatening a professor who publicly criticized its leadership, telling the Fifth Circuit that its employee has remained on staff three years after his speech was allegedly chilled and "refuses to take 'yes' for an answer."