On June 4, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas denied the request for a preliminary injunction by Speech First, a national membership group of students, alumni, and others that defends free speech on campus, in Speech First v. Fenves. The court ruled that Speech First lacked “standing,” or the legal right, to sue and dismissed its claims without prejudice, meaning they could be brought again.
Speech First appealed. In October 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that Speech First did have standing, vacated this decision, and sent the case back to the trial court.
Read the district court’s initial decision below:
