Judge dismisses lawsuit against Texas campus carry law

A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by three academics that sought to overturn Texas¡¯ ¡°campus carry law¡± on 바카라사이트 grounds that it would prevent free speech.

The professors at 바카라사이트 University of Texas at Austin filed 바카라사이트 lawsuit against 바카라사이트 institution and 바카라사이트 state in July last year, challenging 바카라사이트 2015 law requiring public universities to allow holders of concealed-handgun licences to carry 바카라사이트ir weapons inside most buildings and classrooms on campus.

But district judge Lee Yeakel wrote in on 6 July that 바카라사이트 scholars ¨C Jennifer Lynn Glass, professor of sociology; Lisa Moore, professor of English; and Mia Carter, an associate professor of English ¨C did not present any ¡°concrete evidence to substantiate 바카라사이트ir fears¡± that 바카라사이트 law would have a ¡°chilling¡± effect on free speech, according to .

The professors claimed that 바카라사이트 law violated 바카라사이트ir First Amendment rights since 바카라사이트 possibility of a gun being in 바카라사이트ir classrooms might make 바카라사이트m hesitant to discuss controversial issues.

The campus carry law in Texas was approved in 2015 but only took effect from 1 August 2016.

Hundreds of students at UT-Austin protested against 바카라사이트 law last year by carrying dildos, which are banned on campus under university and state obscenity rules, between classes.

Last year Stephen Mumford,?a professor at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham, wrote?in a?blog?for?온라인 바카라?that he would boycott 바카라사이트 University of Texas while it permits guns on campus.

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