LSU is free to continue pursuing potential job action, including termination, against law professor Ken Levy, who was suspended from the classroom after making comments about President Donald Trump and Gov. Jeff Landry in front of students.

That’s the conclusion of a three-judge panel of judges on the First Circuit Court of Appeal in Baton Rouge. They found that Levy failed to demonstrate how his suspension from teaching violated his right to due process because he is still being paid and retains his tenure with the university.

The appellate court’s decision, issued Friday , overturns a Feb. 18 ruling by district court judge Tarvald Smith in favor of Levy.

The judges rejected Levy’s argument that LSU erred when it failed to identify a violation of university policy before barring hi

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