Legal Opinion
Jennifer Glass v. Ken Paxton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2018No. 17-50641PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
*236 Three professors from the University of Texas at Austin challenged a Texas law permitting the concealed carry of handguns on campus and a corresponding University policy prohibiting professors from banning such weapons in their classrooms. The professors argued that the law and policy violate the First Amendment, Second Amendment, and Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court dismissed the claims. We AFFIRM.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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