John Yoo: October 2008 Archives

The demand that John Yoo be fired, disbarred, and tried as a war criminal (along with other Bush administration lawyers and officials) has provoked fierce controversy among some legal academics, who are unfortunately viewing this case far too narrowly and seeing it as a threat to tenure and academic freedom--an attempt to punish a faculty member for his ideas, however repugnant they may be viewed. Some opposing it have made comparisons to the unjust firing last July of tenured Professor Ward Churchill* by the University of Colorado.

* Churchill will participate in a debate at Stanford University, "Western Civilization: Oppression or Emancipation?" Thursday, October 16:

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Arrillaga Alumni Center
362 Galvez St.
Palo Alto