Lawsuit filed against Texas State asks for release of marijuana related disciplinary info

A lawsuit was filed against Texas State University on Wednesday.

Texas Fair Defense Project filed a petition for writ of mandamus, under Texas Government Code 552.321, on behalf of Caldwell/Hays Examiner, asking for the release of public information pertaining to student discipline for marijuana-possession offenses.

“What the Caldwell/Hays Examiner is trying to do is what they and other community organizers have been trying to do for years, which is trying to understand how criminal law enforcement and how drug ordinances are being used against this community and whether there’s racial disportionality in that case,” said Nathan Fennell, Texas Fair Defense Project staff attorney.