Lawsuit: UT-Dallas disciplined student ‘for practicing journalism’

Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez, third from left, describes being fired as editor-in-chief of The Mercury at the Student Press Law Center's 50th Anniversary Celebration in October 2025. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez is suing administrators at the University of Texas at Dallas, alleging they violated his First Amendment rights when the university found he had discriminated against a student by editing their letter to the editor and publishing it with a disclaimer.