Judges Want 'Disruptive' Law Students Flagged to Employers
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/judges-want-schools-to-flag-disruptive-students-to-employersMarch 15, 2023, 10:56 AM
Judges Want Disruptive Law Students Flagged to Employers
Seth Stern
- Fifth, Eleventh Circuit judges say students should be punished
- Another judge was interrupted at Stanford appearance
Two federal appeals court judges say law schools should consider informing potential employers if students participate in protests that disrupt speakers on campus.
Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho and Eleventh Circuit Judge Elizabeth Branch wrote in the National Review that law schools should punish students who participate in disruptive tactics and said theyre failing to teach students how to become good citizens.
"And if schools are unwilling to impose consequences themselves, at a minimum they should identify the disrupters so that future employers know who they are hiring, the judges said ahead of their scheduled appearance on Wednesday at Yale Law School.
Their article is the latest response to the disruption of Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncans March 9 appearance at Stanford Law School where protesters interrupted his remarks.
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CrispyQ
(41,096 posts)Sure some are trouble makers, but some are making good trouble. Figure out a way to figure out which ones & hire them, stat.
halfulglas
(1,654 posts)Their new employers without "punishment" in advance for their acts in law school because the testy judges were annoyed.
canuckledragger
(1,992 posts)Their egos can't handle anyone calling them out, especially those they think are beneath them because of those massive egos.
They'll continue to be called out and can just pout about it.
RainCaster
(13,888 posts)We must protect their rights act the expense of the citizenry.
IMO, that's fucked up.
Phoenix61
(18,888 posts)1st Amendment rights punished. Im shocked, I tell you just shocked.
No, Of course Im not. Fuckers got put on the bench to do exactly this.
patphil
(9,225 posts)nuff said.
Me.
(35,454 posts)and punishment for free speech...who woulda thought?
Bev54
(13,517 posts)Midnight Writer
(25,740 posts)So we can identify who owns them.
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