Conservatives at Yale

[stoke001 at maroon.tc.umn.edu]

Rick Hills is right that there is a thriving Federalist Society at
Yale.  There was when I was a student there, too.  But it seemed to
thrive from adversity.  It was a widely attacked, criticized student
group.

When I was there (1982-85), there were, I would say, two conservatives
on the faculty -- both adjuncts:  Ralph Winter and Robert Bork.  Now,
Yale can't be faulted for Ronald Reagan raiding their faculty.  But
it's been eleven years now.  I am curious who Rick identifies as the
"conservatives" on the Yale faculty.  Are there any in the public law
area?  Are you counting Steve Carter?  Akhil Amar?  I ask the question
in all sincerity.

Michael Stokes Paulsen
University of Minnesota Law School