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K. E. v. Denise M. Trauth, President, Texas State University, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Texas, No. 20-0812 · judgment March 31, 2023


Certiorari denied · January 8, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether a college degree is a protected property interest that can only be revoked through judicial proceedings rather than through the unilateral actions of university officials.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Kenneth Sergi
David K. Sergi & Associates, P.C.

For respondent
Aaron Lloyd Nielson
Office of the Texas Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Related
Vide, 23-593

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 13 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
  3. Dec 06 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Denise Trauth, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Nov 30 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 3, 2024)