Academic Liberty and Free Speech at Boalt Hall

"Call me crazy, but I thought lawyers were supposed to be able to engage in reasoned discourse. Funny, isn't it how most of the signers on the other petition clamor for more diversity at Boalt? Stupid me...I guess it all depends on one's definition of dive"

"A trial? By all means, be my guest. Many of us on this petition did not set out to defend Yoo's flawed legal reasoning. Instead, we were under the impression that we attend/attended a school that was open to dissenting viewpoints. How foolish of us."

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"Berkeley wackos are intolerant of everything but their extreme leftist views. No wonder the school has gone to hell."

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"Hear hear. Any petition expressing such lofty ideals, and using such big words, has my enthusiastic support."

"We need to support diversity of opinion at Boalt by examining both liberal and conservative viewpoints. Despite Professor Yoo's actions, he is a great professor and we will not be gaining anything by losing more professors at Boalt."

"Enough is enough."

"he's not in prison yet because he wasn't afforded a trial. your cute aren't doing any good. and neither are mine. but show me some hard proof that anderson et al read Yoo's memo before demanding his resignation. Absent that, all I'm saying is that no one"

"I sign this petition not to champion any particular political viewpoint. I sign to support free speech and the market place of ideas. Students who seek to silence the opposition neither appreciate the consequences of their action nor have the foresight to"

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"This is another disturbing example of intellecual intolerance in academe. Surely people trained in the law should have a more heightened appreciation for the free speech this country's founding documents (and tradition) clearly embrace. Irrespective of th"

"Anderson, there are 2 separate questions here: 1) did you read the memo before you asked for Yoo's resignation? 2) did you give Yoo the opportunity to defend himself at a forum before you branded him as a war criminal? Basically, I was looking for due dil"

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"I am professor of law at the University of California, Hastings. I have taught a number of times at Boalt in the 1990s. Free speech is always in danger in any community of people who are certain that their preconceptions are correct."

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"on may 21st that website did not have yoo's memo. it wasn't available until the 25th. what do you want? a sworn affidavit from MSNBC as to when it posted this? we've strayed so far from what matters here: 1) international law & Geneva Conventions; and"

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