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Yale Law Students Cover School in Posters Protesting Support of Kavanaugh
In the wake of the sexual-assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, reporters began to more closely examine his time at Yale. As an undergraduate, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, a well-known “party frat” that rose to national infamy in 2011 after videos circulated of recruits chanting, “No means yes, yes means anal.” After graduation, he went on to clerk for the now-disgraced Judge Alex Kozinski, who retired last year after more than 15 women accused him of subjecting them to unwanted, inappropriate sexual behavior for years. (Kavanaugh claims he had no knowledge of Kozinski’s alleged misconduct, but skeptics find that unlikely.)
And yesterday, another report emerged about Kavanaugh’s time at Yale Law School: According to former students, Yale professor Amy Chua would tell young women who were interested in clerking for Kavanaugh that it was “not an accident” all of his female clerks “looked like models,” and would encourage them to present “model-like” femininity in order to impress the judge. Her husband Jed Rubenfeld, another prominent YLS professor who is currently under investigation for his conduct with female law students, is accused of making similar remarks.
Yale officials have denied any knowledge of these last allegations, calling them “clearly unacceptable” and “of enormous concern” — but some students at the law school aren’t buying it.
This morning, protest signs appeared across the YLS campus, in a striking representation of disillusionment and frustration that students are feeling. “YLS is a model of complicity,” reads one in the school’s courtyard. “Is there nothing more important to YLS than its proximity to power and prestige?” demands another. A photograph of Kavanaugh that hangs inside the school is flanked by a pair of signs as well: “We still believe Anita Hill,” one says. “We believe Dr. Christine Ford,” reads another, referring to the woman who has accused Kavanaugh of pinning her down to a bed when they were both in high school, trying to rip off her clothing and putting his hand over her mouth to muffle her screams. (Kavanaugh denies assaulting Ford, or any woman.)
And yesterday, another report emerged about Kavanaugh’s time at Yale Law School: According to former students, Yale professor Amy Chua would tell young women who were interested in clerking for Kavanaugh that it was “not an accident” all of his female clerks “looked like models,” and would encourage them to present “model-like” femininity in order to impress the judge. Her husband Jed Rubenfeld, another prominent YLS professor who is currently under investigation for his conduct with female law students, is accused of making similar remarks.
Yale officials have denied any knowledge of these last allegations, calling them “clearly unacceptable” and “of enormous concern” — but some students at the law school aren’t buying it.
This morning, protest signs appeared across the YLS campus, in a striking representation of disillusionment and frustration that students are feeling. “YLS is a model of complicity,” reads one in the school’s courtyard. “Is there nothing more important to YLS than its proximity to power and prestige?” demands another. A photograph of Kavanaugh that hangs inside the school is flanked by a pair of signs as well: “We still believe Anita Hill,” one says. “We believe Dr. Christine Ford,” reads another, referring to the woman who has accused Kavanaugh of pinning her down to a bed when they were both in high school, trying to rip off her clothing and putting his hand over her mouth to muffle her screams. (Kavanaugh denies assaulting Ford, or any woman.)
https://www.thecut.com/2018/09/yale-students-cover-school-in-posters-protesting-kavanaugh.html
