We’re only three days into this thing and academics are already being carried off.
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GettyImages 1249723002Louisiana does things a little differently. For example, they aren’t a common law state. Stemming from their particular French and Spanish history, their jurisprudence is primarily focused on civil law and statutes. Another idiosyncrasy of theirs? Tenure — that little thing meant to protect academic free speech by preventing professors from being fired over expressing their political views — doesn’t seem to guarantee the same protection in the Pelican State as everywhere esle. Lailluminator has coverage:

An LSU law school professor has been removed from teaching classes for reportedly making political comments in the classroom, his attorney says.

LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Dean Alena Allen told students in an online meeting Tuesday that tenured law professor Ken Levy is being replaced pending an investigation.

Baton Rouge attorney Jill Craft, who is representing Levy, said he intends to fight the reprimand.

“We cannot live and exist in a country where people are punished because of their opinions, their thoughts and their words,” Craft said. “This is particularly true in the area of academic freedom. If we take that away, it takes away the cornerstone of this democracy. And then we don’t have one anymore.”

What in the world could Prof. Levy have said that was bad enough to remove him from class? There’s only one thing that I can think of that is so dangerous that merely saying it should warrant such a response. For that reason I will not say it, but nothing prevents me from dropping this little skit involving The Whitest Kids You Know’s Trevor Moore:

So, what extremely illegal thing did Prof. Levy say? Because Amy Wax has been verbally “giving her heart out” to folks for years and is just barely starting to face consequences. If you have any details on the story, you can reach us at [email protected].

LSU Law Professor Removed From Classes Amid Investigation Into Alleged Political Comments [Lailluminator]


WilliamsChris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.  He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.