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Widener makes Top 12 List with Harvard, Yale, other elites

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 27, 2012 20 Comments

That’s the Good News. The Bad News – It’s a list of The 12 Worst Colleges For Free Speech In 2012 from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Widener joins such elite institutions of higher learning as Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Brandeis and Tufts. Here’s the...

Widener Law settles with Prof. Lawrence Connell

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 08, 2012 23 Comments

I have posted numerous times before about the case of Lawrence Connell, the Widener Law School Professor who was placed on one-year unpaid leave and forced to undergo a psychiatric examination as a condition of return. The sanctions imposed by Dean Linda Ammons were so...

Widener law prof. lawsuit to stay in DE county Christine O’Donnell won 57-40

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2011 11 Comments

Widener Law School fundraising leader criticizes sanctions imposed on Prof. Lawrence Connell

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 30, 2011 4 Comments

I previously posted about the resignation of Capt. (Ret.) Robert P. Taishoff, a major donor to Widener Law School and Chair of the school’s fundraising campaign, Widener Law School loses major donor over Connell case. I indicated that I had seen the text of Taishoff’s resignation...

Widener Law School loses major donor over Connell case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 24, 2011 11 Comments

I posted on Saturday about Alumni Resignations at Widener Law School In Wake of Connell Case. I noted that Widener had confirmed that “[a] member of the Board of Overseers for the School of Law and a member of the School of Law Campaign Subcommittee...

Alumni Resignations at Widener Law School In Wake of Connell Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2011 11 Comments

The fallout from the handling of the case of Prof. Lawrence Connell is starting to be felt at Widener Law School. Widener has confirmed that two members of Widener Law School’s Board of Overseers and fundraising subcommittee have resigned. In an e-mail to me, Widener’s...

More on the Widener Law School controversy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2011 9 Comments

As you know, I have been following the case of Widener Law School Professor Lawrence Connell for several months. Connell claimed that he was singled out by two students for false accusations of racism and sexism, and that the Widener administration backed the students without bothering...

Widener Law School goes Soviet, demands law professor undergo psychiatric evaluation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 06, 2011 54 Comments

Lawrence Connell is a tenured law professor at Widener Law School in Delaware. I have noted in prior posts that Connell was accused of a wide range of racist and sexist conduct directed at students in his classes and at Dean Linda Ammons (because of...

Widener Law Prof. Lawrence Connell Wins Dismissal Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 21, 2011 18 Comments

I have written several times about the ordeal of Widener Law Professor Lawrence Connell, who was given notice of dismissal after he used a hypothetical example in his criminal law class of the Widener Dean Linda Ammons being attacked, and a small number of students alleged that...

Widener Dean Sued For Defamation Was Considered For U.S. District Court Opening

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2011 3 Comments

I previously posted about The Culture of Jumping To Conclusions At Widener Law School, including allegations by Widener law school professor Lawrence Connell that Widener Dean Linda Ammons falsely accused Connell of racism and sexism, and of engaging in threatening behavior by using a hypothetical example in criminal law class involving an...

The Culture of Jumping To Conclusions At Widener Law School

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 17, 2011 21 Comments

There is a controversy at Widener Law School regarding calls for the dismissal of a law professor who, in trying to get the students to understand the law, used a hypothetical example in criminal law class in which the professor killed the Dean. As argued by...

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Investigation: The Islamist Origins of Anti-Israel Activists’ Coronavirus Narratives

Posted by Samantha Mandeles on May 03, 2020 4 Comments

Part 2 of an investigation into how anti-Israel activists have hijacked the coronavirus crisis to use against Israel.

Things you may have missed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2011 1 Comment

if you were not here this weekend: Stages: Where are you at? Denial? Bargaining? Netanyahu gave a great speech at the U.N., and Abbas is still lying about his true intentions. Wow, just wow. 1st ever Saturday Night Card Game Readers’ Choice Award More Perry...

Liberal women, conservative men, and “anger management”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 07, 2011 15 Comments

Yesterday I reported how the Dean of Widener Law School, Linda Ammons, had sentenced conservative law professor Lawrence Connell to a psychiatric evaluation and “anger management” therapy: Professor Connell will comply with all conditions and recommendations issued by the psychiatrist/psychologist, including, without limitation, appropriate counseling...

Is This Any Way To Run A Law School?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2011 7 Comments

I previously posted about the lawsuit by Widener Law School Professor Lawrence Connell. Widener is seeking to terminate Connell after Connell used a hypothetical example in his criminal law class of the Widener Dean being attacked, and a small number of students alleged that Connell made racist...

Koch Derangement Syndrome Hits Case Western Reserve Law School

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 5 Comments

TaxProf has the details on a campaign to prevent a conservative scholar from becoming Dean of Case Western Reserve Law School: And now a public controversy has erupted over one of its dean search finalists: Bradley A. Smith, Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law...

What If Christine O’Donnell Were Right About The First Amendment?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 20, 2010 49 Comments

The mainstream media and blogosphere have erupted because in a radio debate Christine O’Donnell appeared to dispute whether “separation of church and state” was required by the First Amendment. (O’Donnell’s campaign walked back the position after the debate, saying O’Donnell merely meant that the words...

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