Law School Applicants Should State Their Cases on the First Amendment

Requiring this step would help to restore some small measure of faith in colleges and universities across the political spectrum.

This column appeared originally in the New York Sun.

In the battle over free speech on campuses the time is right for law schools to take a proactive step — by modifying their admissions process so that they admit students committed to the values undergirding American law.

Law schools are the place to start because it’s especially disturbing that the late…