No. 25-927
 
Title: Richard Lowery, Petitioner
v.
Lillian Mills, Dean of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, et al.
Docketed: February 5, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-50879)
   Decision Date: October 31, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: January 9, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Feb 03 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 09 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Lillian Mills, et al. to respond filed.
Main Document
Mar 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 09 2026 Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Scholars filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 09 2026 Brief amici curiae of Protect the First Foundation, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 17 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
Mar 24 2026 Response Requested. (Due April 23, 2026)
Mar 27 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 23, 2026 to May 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Mar 30 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 26, 2026, for all respondents.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Endel Rohe Kolde
Counsel of Record
Institute for Free Speech
1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
dkolde@ifs.org
Ph: 202-301-1664
Party name: Richard Lowery


Attorneys for Respondents
Jeffrey L. Oldham
Counsel of Record
Jackson Walker LLP
100 Congress Ave.
Suite 1100
Austin, TX 78701
joldham@jw.com
Ph: 512-236-2232
Party name: Lillian Mills, et al.


Other Attorneys
John J. Bursch
Counsel of Record
Alliance Defending Freedom
440 First Street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20001
jbursch@adflegal.org
Ph: (616) 450-4235
Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom


Benjamin Andrew Field
Counsel of Record
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Road
Suite 900
Arlingon, VA 22203
bfield@ij.org
Ph: 703-682-9320
Party name: Institute for Justice


Gene Clayton Schaerr
Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: Protect the First Foundation, The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, The National Coalition Against Censorship, The Cato Institute


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017
ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212599-7000
Party name: Manhattan Institute


Joseph Marshall Terry
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024
jterry@wc.com
Ph: 2024345000
Party name: First Amendment Scholars