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Bipartisan panel on civil liberties on Yale Law School was thwarted last week when more than 100 law students tried to silence and intimidate speakers who eventually needed police to get them out of the building, according to reports.
On March 10, a session was held at the School Society of Federalists, attended by Monica Miller of the Progressive American Humanist Association and Kristen Waggoner of the Conservative Alliance for Freedom (ADF). About 120 student protesters showed up with signs attacking the ADF to shout out speakers, and one was reportedly recorded in an audio recording that told a Conservative group member that she “would literally fight you, would —- ».
“It was disturbing to watch the law students break into a senseless frenzy. I did not feel that it was safe to leave the room without security, ”Wagon told the Washington Free Beacon.
A member of the Federalist Society said the panel was to show that a liberal atheist and a Christian conservative could agree on freedom of speech.
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Miller and Wagoner reportedly discussed a recent U.S. Supreme Court case concerning freedom of religion and freedom of speech on college campuses. The case of Uzuegbun v. Prechevsky involved a Christian student, Chike Uzuegbun, who was prevented from preaching at a state college in Georgia. The ADF, the American Humanist Association, along with other progressive groups supported Uzuegbunam. The ADF, which has won several cases in the Supreme Court by establishing religious exceptions to civil rights law, argued the case.
The moderator of the event, Yale Law School professor Kate Steet, was forced to suspend the event due to heightened excitement. You can hear Steet reminding the audience of the school’s policy on freedom of expression, which bans any protests that “interfere with the ability of speakers to be heard and members of the community to listen.”
But student protesters continued to mock Stit and the speakers, some of whom raised their middle fingers, Beacon reported. Steet reportedly told students in response to “grow up,” which sparked intensified verbal attacks by protesters.
More than 120 Yale law students protested against the March 10 bipartisan freedom of speech event.
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You could then hear Steet telling the students that if the commotion continues, “I’ll have to ask you to leave or help you leave.”
When protesters left the event, one student was heard shouting, “F — you, FedSoc,” the statement said. The chaos reportedly continued in the corridor as protesters stomped and clapped their hands, raising chants of “protect trans children” and “shame, shame”.
Police officers arrived to remove Miller and Wagon from the building, prompting further condemnation of the students. More than 400 students – 60% of students – signed an open letter in support of what they called a “peaceful student protest”, which they claimed was threatened by the presence of police, according to Yale daily news.
“The danger of police violence in this country is growing against black LGBTQ people, and especially black trans people,” Beacon was quoted as saying. “Police-related injuries include, of course, non-limiting physical injuries.”
The Federalist Society told the newspaper that they had not called police.
Wagoner later tweeted, “My passionate opinion is that good lawyers win civilly and convincingly, not through physical intimidation and threats of violence. We are not afraid to interact with people and ideas with whom we disagree. Obviously, many students have missed this lesson.”
Yale Law School responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment by saying, “We work regularly with student groups for a variety of events and speakers. When Yale campus visitors bring their safety, as in this case, university policy requires the law school to notify Yale State Police.” we work with the police to determine the appropriate level of support for a particular visitor and / or event. “
The statement continued: “The Faculty of Law adheres to the University’s policy and procedures for freedom of speech, which includes the three-stroke rule. As soon as the moderator first read the University’s policy, students withdrew from the event and it continued. talk to students about our policies, expectations and norms ”.
Fox News also asked the Federalist Society for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
