Winston DeCuir Jr., the school's first Black general counsel, will officially depart March 1. Courtesy photoLSU General Counsel Quits Amid Fracas Over First Amendment Rights of Law Professor
A day before Winston DeCuir Jr. submitted his resignation letter, he'd offered encouraging words to a group of students protesting the suspension of law professor Dan Levy.
February 03, 2025 at 08:37 AM
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Louisiana State University General Counsel Winston DeCuir Jr. has submitted his resignation after five years in the role, a departure that comes as the university escalates a legal battle with a law school professor it sidelined for using classroom time to bemoan the election of President Donald Trump.
DeCuir, LSU's first Black general counsel, has not commented publicly on why he is leaving, and he didn't respond to requests for comment from Law.com. He submitted his resignation last week, days after the university sidelined tenured professor Ken Levy for the rest of the semester. The university took the action after a student in his freshman criminal justice course reported that Levy had said "F*** Trump" and "F*** Landry," a reference to Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, an ardent Trump supporter.
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