Should Academic Freedom Be a Constitutional Right?

Advisory Opinions

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🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Sarah and David kick off the Advisory Opinions August book series and invite Professor Keith Whittington on the pod to discuss his new book You Can't Teach That!: The Battle over University Classrooms. But first the two dig into David’s conversation with Justice Neil Gorsuch. The Agenda: —Justice Gorsuch: Go to law school. —Defining originalism —The Supreme Court children’s book —The history of academic freedom —The government speech doctrine —Balancing academic freedom with job responsibilities —Private vs. public universities —The constitutionality of the Stop WOKE Act Show Notes: —Justice Gorsuch’s Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Sarah’s Collision newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.2	You ready?
0:32.2	I was born ready. Justice Gorsuch, first, thanks for taking this question. It's one of the most common questions that we get and it's from young people who listen to this podcast who are interested in law, but they don't know if they want to be lawyers.
1:03.2	And so should a person who's bright who can get into a good law school
1:06.6	but they don't know if they want to be a lawyer,
1:09.4	what advice would you give them?
1:11.3	Well first of all, if you do want to be a lawyer, you think you want to be a lawyer you think you want to be a lawyer go to
1:14.5	loss. Right. It's a wonderful opportunity to expand your options in life. There are
1:21.2	so many good lives to live in the law. Look at you, right? I mean, did you think
1:27.2	you were going to be a New York Times columnist when you started? The thought did not cross my mind.
1:33.0	But has it helped you become a good writer?
1:35.0	Absolutely. I think you're making my case, Justice Gorsuch.
1:39.0	Well, all right, but you may think you want to be a lawyer now,
1:43.3	and who knows where it's going to be later.
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