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In a case pending at the Texas Supreme Court, the University of Texas has asked the Court to declare that any bicyclist riding on Campus, or any other University of Texas property be deemed a trespasser. The case, No 18-0740, The University of Texas v. Garner, involves alumni, Garner, who was riding her bicycle on Alvin Street on UT property.

While this case is being pilloried by the press, one of the cases cited by the court in Citizens really caught my eye. That case, Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company was decided by the Supremes. So here’s a brief discussion of the Massey Coal Co. case...