Opinion: How law schools can restore free speech and why they must
Freedom of speech has long been considered the sine qua non of the American experiment. But the First Amendment is worth little more than the parchment it’s written on without the support of lawyers. That’s what makes the latest episode at Stanford Law so concerning, and why law schools across the country must be vigilant in defending First Amendment values.
But it isn’t Ms. Steinbach’s intolerance that’s most troubling. It’s the rank hostility towards free speech demonstrated by Stanford Law’s student body, whose outburst is reflective of a broader trend among law students. Indeed, from San Francisco to New Haven, similar episodes have transpired. Certainly, the First Amendment remains strong in a legal or doctrinal sense; today’s judges by and large remain committed to free speech.
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