Columbia Law School: Threat to Punish Professor for ‘Hostile Environment’ Due to Exam Question

Case Materials

• "Academic Freedom Vindicated," October 19, 2001: At last, FIRE's efforts to restore the rights of Columbia Law School professor bear fruit
• "Academic Freedom under Assault at Columbia Law School; Dean Threatens Criminal Law Professor," October 4, 2000: The politically correct mentality at Columbia University, exemplified by the new Sexual Misconduct Policy, already has claimed one victim: the distinguished professor of law, George Fletcher. Fletcher, the Cardozo Professor of Jurisprudence, was informed by Law School Dean David Leebron that an exam question in his criminal law class was possibly "unlawful" because it may have violated "harassment" law and discriminated against women by creating a "hostile environment."
• "FIRE's Letter to Dean David Leebron," September 6, 2000

Media Coverage

• "Speech Codes: Alive and Well at Colleges...," Harvey Silverglate and Greg Lukianoff, The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 1, 2003

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