Horace, Google, Westlaw, and ‘pursuant’ vs. ‘pursuant to’

A former student emailed me to ask: Is it proper to say “pursuant Section 30,” rather than “pursuant to Section 30?” Google’s dictionary states that “pursuant” means “in accordance with,” so it seems like adding a preposition, e.g. “to,” is redundant. And this reminded me of a lovely line from the ancient Roman poet Horace, […]