I hate cruelty. I’ve hated it all my life. Still, I’m fascinated by it. I have always wondered how any person could deliberately harm another human being or animal and not feel terrible about it.

As many readers know, over nine weeks ago, I was suspended without notice or a hearing from teaching at LSU Law School because an anonymous student alleged that I had made “inappropriate” remarks in my very first Administration of Criminal Justice class ever on Jan. 14.

Specifically, I referenced Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry in the context of explaining why I inserted a rule in the syllabus that students may not record or distribute recordings of my class. Ironic, right? And I referenced President Donald Trump in the context of giving an overview of the course and the casebook.

In both cases, I used profanity. There is no rule at LSU against using profanity or making relevant political comments. And if the two separately are permissible, then the two together are equally permissible.

On Jan. 28, I filed a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against LSU in state court in Baton Rouge. On Jan. 30, Judge Don Johnson granted my TRO, but the First Circuit Court of Appeal stayed it on the grounds that LSU could not be ordered to reinstate me until after an evidentiary hearing.

We had the evidentiary hearing on Feb. 10-11, and Judge Tarvald Smith granted my injunction. But once........

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