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Louisiana officials react after judge lets suspended LSU professor return to class
Posted on 2/13/25 at 11:17 am
Posted on 2/13/25 at 11:17 am
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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) – Reactions continue to pour in after a judge allowed LSU Law Professor Ken Levy to return to the classroom. This after he was suspended by LSU for negative comments he made about Governor Jeff Landry and President Donald Trump.
Ken Levy is breathing a sigh of relief at a Judge’s ruling to allow him to continue working.
His attorney Jill Craft said LSU President William Tate yanked Levy out of the classroom without following official university guidelines after a student complained and took a video of Levy making negative remarks about Trump and Landry in class.
“They were incompetent, they were callous, they knowingly violated my rights,” said Levy. “I teach Tuesdays and Thursdays, so Thursday, I plan to return.”
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“Ruling is absurd! It not only ignores the law and the facts, it disrespects the broad base of Louisiana citizens who are demanding a level of professionalism in our universities. The judge ignored the facts, the law, and the Constitution—but that is what we have come to expect out of the 19th JDC. I am confident that the 1st circuit or the SC will correct this! I am curious as to whether this Judge would allow this professor to act like that in his court room!”
Governor Jeff Landry via X
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“For the second time, a judge has flatly defied the law and rulings of higher courts. This is why we have appeal courts. These rulings undermine the management structure of all our higher public education institutions. If the appeal courts don’t sort it out, the Legislature should.”
Attorney General Liz Murrill
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Craft said she believes this type of zealous debate is what Levy aimed for while teaching, believing it to be real-world training for students.
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LSU will reportedly continue investigating the matter.
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Posted on 2/13/25 at 11:28 am to ragincajun03
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Craft said she believes this type of zealous debate is what Levy aimed for while teaching
The types of teachers that start ranting about their politics are generally NOT looking for a debate. They're looking to use their position of authority to talk down to their students. Besides that, even a genuine debate would be a waste of student's tuition dollars unless the class itself is Debate 101.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 11:30 am to ragincajun03
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His attorney Jill Craft
Nasty woman.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 11:47 am to ragincajun03
quote:this guy...
“Ruling is absurd! It not only ignores the law and the facts, it disrespects the broad base of Louisiana citizens who are demanding a level of professionalism in our universities. The judge ignored the facts, the law, and the Constitution—but that is what we have come to expect out of the 19th JDC. I am confident that the 1st circuit or the SC will correct this! I am curious as to whether this Judge would allow this professor to act like that in his court room!”
Governor Jeff Landry via X
Posted on 2/13/25 at 12:06 pm to ragincajun03
I don’t miss John Bel, but Landry’s culture war (and meth tiger) madness drives me crazy.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 12:15 pm to ragincajun03
What a pos. He hired a lawyer instead of going to Angola like a real man
Posted on 2/13/25 at 12:16 pm to Neauxla_Tiger
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unless the class itself is Debate 101.
You are truly adorable.
What exactly do you think Law School is?
Posted on 2/13/25 at 12:17 pm to ragincajun03
Remember when MAGA spent 8 years crying about free speech? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 12:31 pm to ragincajun03
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For the second time, a judge has flatly defied the law and rulings of higher courts. This is why we have appeal courts. These rulings undermine the management structure of all our higher public education institutions.
I am not sure it applies here (maybe actually on Landry), but Judges at all levels of govts are on power trips. One DC judge who allegedly donated $800,000 to dems to be appointed is forcing Trump to put back Trans and other stuff on websites run by executive branch (his wife also benefits from USAID grift) and other stuff on various govt sites. Decision has nothing to do with the law, but is based on doctors testimony who are part of a leftist medical activist group.
Others putting holds on USAID cuts and other restrictions on DOGE, and another forcing them to take back an inspector general for a month with full access which is basically just to allow him time to try to come up with stuff to report on Trump. Judges with public showings of TDS at levels worse than Levy are behind many of these.
Judges stepping into executive’s and legislature’s domains and ignoring rulings by higher courts needs to be quickly dealt with including going to the Supreme’s quickly. Nationwide reform should be implemented at state and national levels.
If republicans in Congress aren’t working to legislate in many of Trump’s EOs to become part of each applicable law (only way to execute law, ceiling of what a President can do to execute law and/or floor of what the bare minimum a President must do to execute law) they are going to fail to deliver real change and also stability with the actual laws and limit EO abuse. Presidents are making way to much policy up after inauguration. Every 4 years we could see saw back and forth between what a woman is.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 12:33 pm to Barrister
Didn't sound like the transcript was inviting any debate to me. Even if it did, would a debate about the Governor or President's policies relate to a Criminal Law class? Please enlighten me.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:04 pm to SwampGar
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And this is something you would support?
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:41 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
Landry needs thicker skin. He’s always been petty, even before he became Governor.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:44 pm to ragincajun03
If they didn’t follow the appropriate laid out procedures to remove him, then that is ok them.
The rules are in place for a reason. Follow them and the guy has no recourse. Ignore the and work outside the rules, and this should rightly happen.
Guy may be a complete douche and totally deserve removal, but there are policies in place for a reason and administration should know how to follow them appropriately.
The rules are in place for a reason. Follow them and the guy has no recourse. Ignore the and work outside the rules, and this should rightly happen.
Guy may be a complete douche and totally deserve removal, but there are policies in place for a reason and administration should know how to follow them appropriately.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:46 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
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Remember when MAGA spent 8 years crying about free speech?
Looks like you dont understand free speech
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:46 pm to ragincajun03
There should be a law that Southern Law graduates should not be allowed to be judges. It’s bad enough that we've got that embarrassment of a f*cking law school in our state, they shouldn’t compound that embarrassment by allowing them to be f*cking judges.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:48 pm to MMauler
quote:What about governors
There should be a law that Southern Law graduates should not be allowed to be judges. It’s bad enough that we've got that embarrassment of a f*cking law school in our state, they shouldn’t compound that embarrassment by allowing them to be f*cking judges.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:51 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
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Remember when MAGA spent 8 years crying about free speech? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
Member when LA civil servants have strict rules regarding political activity?
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:51 pm to ragincajun03
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I am confident that the 1st circuit or the SC will correct this!
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:51 pm to ragincajun03
I'm all for free speech rights in the classroom as long as the speech works to advance the curriculum and knowledge pertinent to the course. As soon as it just gets personal, it' inappropriate. I didn't pay good money to sit in a classroom and listen to a bunch of personal opinions, I was there to learn facts.
Respect in the classroom must go both ways, don't waste my time and I won't waste yours.
Respect in the classroom must go both ways, don't waste my time and I won't waste yours.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 2:09 pm to Geauxgurt
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If they didn’t follow the appropriate laid out procedures to remove him, then that is ok them.
I'm curious about the reasoning since Louisiana is an at-will employment state. I think it's ridiculous to remove someone from their job because they said something about a politician that politician didn't like. However, at the same time this professors argument that his "rights" were violated is just as ridiculous. No one has a right to a job or to teach others.
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