Stanford law renews commitment to free speech
In the wake of the shout down of a guest speaker from a federal appeals court, Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez and University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne apologized and pledged to honor Stanford’s policies against hecklers suppressing speech. Martinez said it was ill-advised to set precedents for suppressing speech as that power could be redirected to suppress the views of “marginalized groups.” (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, March 22, 2023, by Talia Barnes and