ABA Vote Requires Law Schools to Prohibit Disruptive Protests

The American Bar Association’s policy-making body has passed a measure requiring law schools to adopt written “academic freedom” policies that protect speech, including for those who express unpopular or controversial ideas.

The resolution, which mandates that the school policies prohibit disruptive conduct that “substantially” interferes with law school functions, came in the wake of protests against conservative speakers at Stanford and Yale law schools. The protest at Stanford prompted the university to apologize to federal appeals court judge Kyle Duncan.

The measure passed by voice vote of the ABA House of Delegates Monday during the ABA’s midyear meeting in Louisville. ...