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Do or DEI? Federal Judge Finds DEI Policies are Mandatory and Unconstitutional in California Case

JonathanTurley

Law schools are also facing controversial mandates. In 2022, the American Bar Association required law schools to “provide education to law students on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism: (1) at the start of the program of legal education, and (2) at least once again before graduation.”

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Two Professors Face Discipline After Posting Flyers Denouncing a Conservative Colleague

JonathanTurley

According to sites like Inside Higher Education , Gruber (as associate professor of German) was present at the meeting considering a demand to change the name of the Algood Middle School Redskins. They embody the intolerance for opposing views that is destroying higher education and free speech. You are on our list.

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Stern Rebuke: Auburn University Hit With Punitive Damages in Free Speech Case

JonathanTurley

Professor Stern went public with his view that the university was using the College of Liberal Arts’ Public Administration major to offer athletes an easy education, particularly as part of the school’s famed football program. Stern’s emails were quoted in Wall Street Journal and Chronicle of Higher Education articles.

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Rutgers Professor and Law Student Under Fire for Reading Racial Slur From Judicial Opinion

JonathanTurley

The New York Times is reporting that a Rutgers Law Professor and law student are under fire after the student reluctantly read the n-word in a 1993 legal opinion. It is the latest such controversy in high education. I am assuming that the professor and students were discussing State v. That does not make them racists.

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University of Illinois (Chicago) Law Professor Sues Over Exam Controversy

JonathanTurley

Considering the subject matter, and the call of the question, the use of the “n _” and “b _” was certainly unwarranted as it did not serve any educational purpose. Kilborn is being represented by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), which announced the First Amendment lawsuit against the school.

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Lessons Learned In Law School

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Someone is counting on your education and actions being taken on their behalf, when I first recognized this, it was both nerve-racking and empowering. Understanding that responsibility, and the fact it would only grow, drove me to fully commit to my legal education and it continues to drive me today. Manage your time.

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Do The Democrats Really Want Unity?

JonathanTurley

Or you watch a football game with friends and try to explain that the cameraman wiped out by the running back would have a great torts case. It will be a fun bit of trivia for constitutional law geeks, but it was also telling. Other calls for sweeping new decisions, from immigration to wealth distribution, are more concerning.