The dean of Yale Law School defended the prestigious school's commitment to freedom of speech after several federal judges announced they would not accept clerkship applications from Yale graduates.
"Yale Law School is dedicated to building a vibrant intellectual environment where ideas flourish," Gerken wrote."To foster free speech and engagement, we emphasize the core values of professionalism, integrity, and respect. These foundational values guide everything we do."
Last month, during a Federalist Society conference in Kentucky, Judge James Ho of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called on his fellow federal judges to join him in a boycott of Yale and refuse to consider clerkship applicants who had attended the law school. "I don't want to cancel Yale, I want Yale to stop canceling people like me," Ho said at the event. Last week, Judge Elizabeth Branch of the 11th Circuit told"Like Judge Ho, I am gravely concerned that the stifling of debate not only is antithetical to this country’s founding principles, but also stunts intellectual growth," she told the outlet.
The announced boycott was the impetus for Gerken's letter, which particularly praised the law school's new dean of students, who Gerken said is"focused on ensuring students learn to resolve disagreements among themselves whenever possible rather than reflexively looking to the institution to serve as a referee."
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