An abridged version of this post appeared in City Journal on May 14 as “Hard Left at UT.” The City Journal version was featured in the Wall Street Journal‘s “Best of the Web.” And it was quoted in a piece by Charlotte Allen in Minding the Campus. The topic of out-of-…
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Instapundit pays attention to what is happening at the University of Texas law school, even if Texas’s elected officials do not.
Something is Amiss at UT Law School
I have great affection for my alma mater, the University of Texas School of Law, and am grateful for the excellent, affordable, and life-changing education I received there. I have previously reminisced about my student years (here and here), and from time to time have also offered some construct…
A Triumph of Textual Analysis: The Texas Supreme Court Tackles the Issue of “Same-Sex” Sexual Harassment
This article also appeared in the Federalist Society’s State Court Docket Watch blog, and again in the 2018 Annual Summary. Texas’s employment discrimination statute (the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, codified in the Texas Labor Code at section 21.001 et seq.), like its federal co…
Empower Texans Profile
I have been involved in many political, professional, and grassroots organizations over the years, both as a member and in some cases a leadership role, but none of them is as resolute, committed, and courageous as Empower Texans. They are great. I especially like their staff, many of whom are y…
Lino Graglia: The Happy Warrior Soldiers On
My law school years (1977-80) at the University of Texas were, in hindsight, close to idyllic. I loved my first-year professors, tuition at UT was dirt cheap, Austin was a wonderful place to live, and I reveled in the “college town” ambience, which was new to me. (Prior to arriving at UT, I …
An Open Letter to My Alumni Association
To: Del Williams, President of Texas Exes [del.williams@hillwood.com] and Dorothy Guerrero, Editor-in-Chief of Alcalde magazine [dorothy.guerrero@texasexes.org] From: Mark Pulliam, Life Member, Texas Exes; UT School of Law 1980 Re: Feedback on the March-April 2018 Issue When I received the March-…
Sanford Levinson’s Shame
At the University of Texas School of Law, on March 6, 2018 the student chapter of the Federalist Society sponsored a debate on the impact of race-based affirmative action on Asian-Americans. The speakers were noted UT law professor Sanford Levinson (defending racial and ethnic preferences)…
In Austin, the ADA Lawsuit Mill Grinds On
The Americans With Disabilities Act may be the most widely-abused law in our history, spawning frivolous litigation against employers, retail businesses, and—most recently—spurious claims against websites that allegedly aren’t sufficiently compliant with the ADA. Nationwide, a cottag…
The Absurdity of Lopez v. Abbott: The Left’s Frivolous Voting Rights Act Challenge to Statewide Judicial Elections
Texas is somewhat unusual in that, pursuant to the Texas Constitution, all state court judges are elected. I have written about this here and here. Logically, the elections take place within the jurisdictional area of each court. State district judges have county-wide jurisdiction, so the electo…