Yale law student protest - a sign of Legal system stage green transition

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The legal system is usually filled with older people and laws that are hard to change, so it may shift slower than the rest of society. However there may be signs it is going to transition to stage green sooner than expected.

Recently a free speech event held at Yale law school was interrupted by protesting students

Full story and video here https://freebeacon.com/campus/hundreds-of-yale-law-students-disrupt-bipartisan-free-speech-event/

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More than 100 students at Yale Law School attempted to shout down a bipartisan panel on civil liberties, intimidating attendees and causing so much chaos that police were eventually called to escort panelists out of the building.

The March 10 panel, which was hosted by the Yale Federalist Society, featured Monica Miller of the progressive American Humanist Association and Kristen Waggoner of the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a conservative nonprofit that promotes religious liberty. Both groups had taken the same side in a 2021 Supreme Court case involving legal remedies for First Amendment violations. The purpose of the panel, a member of the Federalist Society said, was to illustrate that a liberal atheist and a conservative Christian could find common ground on free speech issues.

As they stood up, the protesters began to antagonize members of the Federalist Society, forcing Stith to pause her remarks. One protester told a member of the conservative group she would "literally fight you, bitch," according to audio and video obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

The protesters proceeded to exit the event—one of them yelled "Fuck you, FedSoc" on his way out—but congregated in the hall just outside. Then they began to stomp, shout, clap, sing, and pound the walls, making it difficult to hear the panel. Chants of "protect trans kids" and "shame, shame" reverberated throughout the law school. The din was so loud that it disrupted nearby classes, exams, and faculty meetings, according to students and a professor who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Ellen Cosgrove, the associate dean of the law school, was present at the panel the entire time. Though the cacophony clearly violated Yale's free speech policies, she did not confront any of the protesters.

At times, things seemed in danger of getting physical. The protesters were blocking the only exit from the event, and two members of the Federalist Society said they were grabbed and jostled as they attempted to leave.

Afterwards, over 60 percent of Yale law school’s student body signed a letter supporting the protestors. 

This event showed a clash between stage blue - orange values and stage green values. 

This is not the only example showing a stage green shift among law students.

A recent controversy at Georgetown Law resulted in student protests which included demands for more diversity, inclusivity, and a space to cry    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/georgetown-law-students-demand-space-to-cry

After student pressure a Harvard Law professor was removed as a Dean because he provided legal representation for Harvey Weinstein

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/11/us/harvard-law-professor-ronald-sullivan-loses-deanship-harvey-weinstein/index.html

this shows a significant value shift as the concept of lawyers being allowed to defend anyone and not face pushback was a solid stage blue and orange value, whereas stage green students seem to view things from a more systematic perspective and likely that by defending Weinstein he is supporting negative values 

 

Legal students at Georgetown, Yale, and Harvard will go on to be lawyers, judges, politicians, write laws, and form the future backbone of the legal system. This shows that a stage green shift in how the legal system operates is in the process of happening.