Harvard Law Students Protest Any Return Of Lecturer Brett Kavanaugh To Cambridge
Source: Boston Globe
By Mark Levenson, 1 hr. ago.
While Republicans work furiously to salvage Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh nomination to the Supreme Court, there's another position he may be struggling to hold on to: lecturer at Harvard Law School.
Students at the school have been protesting Kavanaugh's nomination for days and demanding that he not return to campus without an independent investigation of the allegations that he sexually assaulted women when he was a student at Georgetown Prep and Yale College.
On Friday, John Manning, Harvard Law School's dean, who initially praised Kavanaugh as "an inspiring teacher and mentor" when President Trump nominated him in July, responded publicly for the first time, writing in an e-mail to students that "these have been painful, difficult times for our nation and our community."
"The Supreme Court confirmation fight has brought into sharp focus questions about fair process, fitness and character for high office, the integrity of the political process, and more," Manning wrote. "I appreciate the many students who have spoken out and expressed views on these critical issues."...More...
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Kavanaugh has taught at Harvard since 2008, his status is now questioned and in January he's scheduled to teach a 3-week course on the "Supreme Court since 2005."
"I know that many of you are unsatisfied with the answer that we cannot comment on personnel matters in particular cases," Manning wrote. "Still, I can provide you this assurance: When concerns and allegations arise about individuals in our teaching program, we take those concerns and allegations seriously, conduct necessary inquiries, complete our process, and then act."
Several students said they were not satisfied with that response, particularly after Heather Gerken, dean at Kavanaugh's alma mater, Yale Law School, released a statement Friday declaring that she, along with the ABA (American Bar Association), supports an independent investigation of the assault allegations before a confirmation vote is taken..
Kavanaugh himself suggested during his hearing on Thursday that he may be too toxic to return to Harvard, where he holds the title Samuel Williston Lecturer on Law: “I loved teaching law, but thanks to what some of you on this side of the committee have unleashed,” Kavanaugh said, referring to the Democratic members of the committee, “I may never be able to teach again.”
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Sean Spicer as a fellow. 
