Law School Recommended Against Student's Bar Admission, Partly for Alleged "Celebration" of Charlie Kirk Assassination in Law School Clinic
A Texas Tech University law student faced a recommendation against her bar admission due to alleged celebratory remarks following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The school's Dean cited her disruptive behavior and lack of remorse as key reasons for the decision. The student, Ellen Fisher, denied making the statements attributed to her and has since pursued legal action to contest the reprimand.
- ▪The student was reported to the state bar for unprofessional conduct after allegedly celebrating a political assassination.
- ▪The Dean's Office concluded that her actions violated the Law School's Honor Code and recommended against her admission to the Bar.
- ▪The incident occurred while she was a clinical student with a supervised practice card, impacting the operation of the law clinic.
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Free Speech Law School Recommended Against Student's Bar Admission, Partly for Alleged "Celebration" of Charlie Kirk Assassination in Law School Clinic The student sued seeking to undo the reprimand and report to the bar, but a federal court concluded that this particular remedy is barred by state sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment/ Eugene Volokh | 5.22.2026 8:01 AM From Judge Brantley Starr (N.D. Tex.) May 12 in Fisher v. Campbell: This case stems from a Texas Tech University law student allegedly making a celebratory statement {in the clinic program offices} after Charlie Kirk's assassination while she was working at a legal clinic at the school.
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