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Yale Law School protests

Students at Yale Law School staged a sit-in on Monday and called for an investigation into sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Videos and photos posted on Twitter show dozens of students dressed in black lining the hallway at Yale's Sterling Law Building. The move led some faculty members to either cancel or reschedule classes, the law school said.

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Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken said in a statement on Monday that the allegations against Kavanaugh are "rightly causing deep concern" at the institution.

"Students have worked with the Law School administration and faculty so that the community can come together as a whole to discuss this important moment in our country’s history," she said.

She also noted that "as dean, I cannot take a position on the nomination."

  The Hill

Hundreds of women who graduated from Yale University have signed an open letter supporting a former student accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at the college.

"We are coming forward as women of Yale because we have a shared experience of the environment that shaped not only Judge Kavanaugh’s life and career, but our own," reads the letter, which was published on Medium on Monday.

"We are committed to supporting all women who have faced sexual assault, not only at Yale, but across the country," the letter said, before demanding that the new allegations against Kavanaugh be "thoroughly investigated" and that a confirmation vote be delayed until the charges are probed.

The letter attracted more than 900 signatures as of 1:30 p.m. on Monday.

  The Hill

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Yale Law School faculty write an open letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee

As the Senate Judiciary Committee debates Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, we write as faculty members of Yale Law School, from which Judge Kavanaugh graduated, to urge that the Senate conduct a fair and deliberate confirmation process. With so much at stake for the Supreme Court and the nation, we are concerned about a rush to judgment that threatens both the integrity of the process and the public’s confidence in the Court.

Where, as here, a sexual assault has been alleged against an individual nominated for a lifetime appointment in a position of public trust, a partisan hearing alone cannot be the forum to determine the truth of the matter. Allegations of sexual assault require a neutral factfinder and an investigation that can ascertain facts fairly. Those at the FBI or others tasked with such an investigation must have adequate time to investigate facts. Fair process requires evidence from all parties with direct knowledge and consultation of experts when evaluating such evidence. In subsequent hearings, all of those who testify, and particularly women testifying about sexual assault, must be treated with respect.

The confirmation process must always be conducted, and appointments made, in a manner that gives Americans reason to trust the Supreme Court. Some questions are so fundamental to judicial integrity that the Senate cannot rush past them without undermining the public’s confidence in the Court. This is particularly so for an appointment that will yield a deciding vote on women’s rights and myriad other questions of immense consequence in American lives.

  Yale Law

The letter is signed by approximately 50 faculty members.

Is the Yale Law School Dean just now finding out?

Heather Gerken, dean of Yale Law School, wrote a letter to the school Thursday expressing her “enormous concern” over stories that Yale faculty would coach female students to adopt the “certain look” Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh wanted for his law clerks when he was a federal judge.

According to a Thursday NBC report, she also urged anyone else with similar experiences to come forward.

“I strongly encourage any members of our community who have been affected by misconduct to take advantage of Yale University’s resources for reporting incidents and receiving support,” Gerken wrote in the letter. “The Law School has a responsibility to provide a safe environment in which all of our students can live and learn in a community of mutual respect, free of harassment of any kind.”

Originally reported by the Huffington Post and expanded by the Guardian, female law students said that professor Amy Chua would advise them to adopt a “model-like” appearance before interviewing for a Kavanaugh clerkship, as it would heighten their chances of getting picked. Her husband, professor Jed Rubenfeld, also reportedly advised students that Kavanaugh “hires women with a certain look.”
  TPM

Were there never any complaints?  Oh, wait.  Women don't often report harrassment, because they know they won't be believed. 

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More Kavanaugh sleaze

A top professor at Yale Law School who strongly endorsed supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as a “mentor to women” privately told a group of law students last year that it was “not an accident” that Kavanaugh’s female law clerks all “looked like models” and would provide advice to students about their physical appearance if they wanted to work for him, the Guardian has learned.

Amy Chua, a Yale professor who wrote a bestselling book on parenting called Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, was known for instructing female law students who were preparing for interviews with Kavanaugh on ways they could dress to exude a “model-like” femininity to help them win a post in Kavanaugh’s chambers, according to sources.

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Chua has cancelled her classes at Yale this semester and, according to her office, has been hospitalised and is not taking calls.

  The Guardian

I bet

According to this article, Chua's husband, Jed Rubenfeld, also gave students similar advice.

The Guardian has learned that Rubenfeld is currently the subject of an internal investigation at Yale. The investigation is focused on Rubenfeld’s conduct, particularly with female law students. Students have also raised related concerns to Yale authorities about Chua’s powerful influence in the clerkships process. The investigation was initiated before Kavanaugh was nominated by Donald Trump to serve on the high court.

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Chua and her husband are towering figures at Yale and were described by one student as being the centre of gravity at the elite law school, connecting students to jobs and clerkships, and rewarding loyalty.

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A Yale Law School official said in an emailed statement: “This is the first we have heard claims that Professor Chua coached students to look ‘like models’. We will look into these claims promptly, taking into account the fact that Professor Chua is currently unreachable due to serious illness. If true, this advice is clearly unacceptable.” The official added: “I can assure you that we take allegations of faculty misconduct very seriously.”