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Esteemed W&M Law Professor Slams Bias Reporting System

Comments by William W. Van Alstyne, Lee Professor of Law at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary

"These politically-"skewed" codes of conduct are seriously misguided (and, I think, frankly embarrassing to universities which endlessly contrive to take the "correct" stance on all sorts of matters.....)"

"[I]t is a purely "touchy-feely" "political correctness" rule. If, but only if, the individual is "harassing" another person or "intimidating" another person FROM SOMETHING THE COLLEGE REGARDS AS AN UNACCEPTABLE KIND OF "BIAS," THEN they are subject to be reported, placed on some kind of "list," and referred to some other body for possible suspension or worse."

Read Professor Van Alstyne's complete post on the Volokh Conspiracy [HERE].

Professor Van Alstyne's Biography

* Eminent first amendment scholar
* Former member of the National Board of Directors of the A.C.L.U.
* Past National President of the American Association of University Professors
* Elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in l994.

"Professor Van Alstyne's professional writings have appeared during four decades in the principal law journals in the United States, with frequent republication in foreign journals. They address virtually every major subject in the field of constitutional law. His work has been cited in a large number of judicial opinions including those of the Supreme Court. The Journal of Legal Studies for January, 2000, named Professor Van Alstyne in the top forty most frequently cited legal scholars in the United States of the preceding half-century."

For more, visit William and Mary's website [HERE].