Ellen Mae Fisher v. Texas Tech University Regents et al

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Case Number:

5:26-cv-00073

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other Civil Rights

Judge:

Brantley Starr

  1. August 14, 2026

    Law Student's Race Bias Claim Survives In Kirk Discipline Suit

    A Texas federal judge on Friday allowed a former Texas Tech law student to proceed with her claim that the university board was discriminatory in disciplining her over comments she made allegedly celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk because non-Black students who spoke about the assassination weren't investigated.

  2. June 08, 2026

    Law Student's Kirk Comment Discipline Stays During Appeal

    A Texas federal judge on Monday kept intact a reprimand against a law student who allegedly celebrated following the death of Charlie Kirk during an appeal, saying that the student "again seeks the wrong remedy" in her request.

  3. May 12, 2026

    Law Student Can't Get School To Nix Kirk Comment Discipline

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday said the court cannot force Texas Tech University's leaders to rescind a reprimand against a law student who allegedly celebrated following the death of Charlie Kirk, as the university has sovereign immunity.