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Thursday, October 4, 2018

29 UCLA-Law Signatures

Judge Brett Kavanaugh's response in testimony at the ongoing Senate hearings led to a lengthy letter in the NY Times from law professors around the country:

The Senate Should Not Confirm Kavanaugh - Signed, 1,000+ Law Professors (and Counting):

...We regret that we feel compelled to write to you, our Senators, to provide our views that at the Senate hearings on Sept. 27, Judge Brett Kavanaugh displayed a lack of judicial temperament that would be disqualifying for any court, and certainly for elevation to the highest court of this land...

Full letter at https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/03/opinion/kavanaugh-law-professors-letter.html

A computer search as of this morning showed 29 of the signatures came from the UCLA law faculty.

UPDATE: One faculty member notably did not sign:
https://reason.com/volokh/2018/10/02/my-thoughts-on-the-judicial-temperament

UPDATE: The count of signers was up to 47 from the UCLA law faculty as of 5 pm, Oct. 5.

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