Yale Law Students Protest Kavanaugh Nomination On Campus And In DC

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Dozens of students dressed in black staged a sit-in at Yale Law School on Monday to protest the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and demand an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him.

Organizers said allegations of sexual assault and harassment should be taken seriously, and Kavanaugh poses a “real threat” to the country. Other Yale students traveled to Washington to protest Kavanaugh’s nomination on Monday.

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Some Yale faculty members cancelled or rescheduled law classes Monday to accommodate the protest.

“The allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are rightly causing deep concern at Yale Law School and across the country,” Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken said in a statement. “As dean, I cannot take a position on the nomination, but I am so proud of the work our community is doing to engage with these issues, and I stand with them in supporting the importance of fair process, the rule of law and the integrity of the legal system.”

Gerken said 50 faculty members have signed a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee urging a “fair and deliberate” confirmation process. (read more)

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1. I hope they dropped his class.

I hope that everyone who might have registered for a class with Kavanaugh has dropped the class by now.