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Yale Law dean’s message to alumni promises free speech changes. We’re (very) cautiously optimistic.

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But FIRE, ever hopeful that change could yet be on the horizon, hopes a strong (albeit imperfect) statement last week from Yale Law School’s dean could usher in that long-awaited era. Chicago’s policy prohibits only recording classes, lectures and university events. Almost 1,500 people have signed it to date.

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Free speech concerns prompt calls to shun Yale Law grads

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Image: Recent issues at Yale Law School are back in the spotlight after a conservative judge called on his peers to abstain from hiring Yale Law graduates as clerks because of free speech concerns. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urged the boycott last month when addressing a Federalist Society event in Kentucky.

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

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Image: The reaction was swift when an anonymous student wrote “Black people suck” on a library whiteboard at American University in February. ” A Look Back American has seen its fair share of such events in recent years. The investigation ended a year later with no resolution and no leads on who committed the act.

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On the offense: A new Trump defamation suit, yet another one threatened, and more! — FAN 352

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Yale dean on free speech at Yale Law School. “ A Message to Our Alumni on Free Speech at Yale Law School ” (Oct. Dear members of our alumni community: Yale Law School is dedicated to building a vibrant intellectual environment where ideas flourish. Trump is scheduled to sit for a deposition Oct.