Ep. 183 The Stanford shout-down with David Lat

UPDATE: Just as this podcast was to be published, Stanford Law
School Dean Jenny Martinez sent a 10-page memorandum to the law
school community outlining a path forward for the school,
including updating school policies to prevent future speaker
disruptions and mandatory student free speech training. She also
announced that Associate Dean Tirien Steinbach is on leave.


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The heckling began almost as soon as Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals Judge Kyle Duncan started his invited lecture at Stanford
Law School on March 9. Signs in the audience read “RESPECT TRANS
RIGHTS,” “FEDSUCK,” “BE PRONOUN NOT PRO-BIGOT.”  What
transpired over the next 40 minutes captured national headlines
and raised questions about the state of free speech at America’s
law schools.


David Lat writes commentary about law and the legal profession
for Original Jurisdiction. Until 2019, he was an editor at
the legal news website Above the Law, which he founded. Prior to
his journalism career, David was a practicing lawyer.



Show notes:



Transcript



“Yale Law is no longer #1 for free speech debacles” by David
Lat




“7 updates on Judge Kyle Duncan and Stanford Law” by David
Lat




“The full audio recording of Judge Kyle Duncan at Stanford
Law” by David Lat




Transcript of Stanford administrator Dean Tirien Steinbach’s
remarks on March 9 at event featuring Fifth Circuit Judge
Kyle Duncan




Email to Stanford Law School from Dean Jenny Martinez




Stanford apology letter to Judge Kyle Duncan




Flyers protesting Stanford law event




“​​Shouting down speakers is mob censorship” by Nadine
Strossen and Greg Lukianoff




Kalven Committee: Report on the university’s role in
political and social action (University of Chicago report)




 


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