So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
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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:
“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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Ep. 214: The Antisemitism Awareness Act
Ep. 213: Campus unrest - live webinar
Ep. 212: Should the First Amendment protect hate speech?
Ep. 211: Generational differences and civil liberties with Neil Howe
Ep. 210: The First Amendment at the Supreme Court
Ep. 209: ‘Is money speech?’ with Robert Breedlove
Ep. 208: Dodging censorship in Russia
Ep. 207 Free speech news: NetChoice, Taylor Swift, October 7, and Satan
Ep. 206: CJ Hopkins compared modern Germany to Nazi Germany. Now he’s standing trial.
Ep. 205: An anarchist’s perspective with Michael Malice
Ep. 204: “Liar in a Crowded Theater” with Jeff Kosseff
Ep. 203: ‘Undefeated’ with Coach Bill Courtney
Ep. 202: The backpage.com saga
Ep. 201: Crisis on Campus - X Space recording
Ep. 200: The state of free speech
Ep. 199: Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home
Ep. 198: 2023-24 Supreme Court Preview
Ep. 197 ‘Are cakes speech?’ with Alliance Defending Freedom’s Kristen Waggoner
Ep. 196 ‘The Identity Trap’ by Yascha Mounk
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