party affiliations of law profs

[Eric Freedman]

-This study and related arguments are critically  discussed over at Brian Leiter's
blog under the heading "Reality Check":

http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/

Best.  -E.







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      Eric M. Freedman
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 of Constitutional Law
      Hofstra Law School
      Hempstead, NY  11550
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>>> Scott Gerber <s-gerber at onu.edu> 8/31/2005 7:14 AM >>>
Last spring someone on the list requested a list of studies substantiating
the claim that most law professors are on the Left of the political
spectrum.  In addition to the studies cited previously, the New Yorks Times
recently published a story (Sunday, 8/28/05) on a forthcoming Georgetown
Law Journal article by John McGinnis (and others) providing additional
evidence.  The Times reporter made two additional observations worth
noting, both of relevance to a con law listserve:  (1) professors seems
unable to "indoctrinate" (the reporter's word) their students (he cites
Thomas, Scalia, and Roberts as examples) and (2) the failure of law schools
to try to diversify their faculties ideologically is inconsistent with the
"diversity" arguments they made in the University of Michigan cases.

Scott Gerber
Law College
Ohio Northern University
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Scott Gerber
Law College
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH 45810
419-772-2219
http://www.law.onu.edu/faculty/gerber/ 

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