Stanford President, Law School Dean Apologize To Judge After Verbal Assault On Campus

Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez delivered an apology on Saturday to Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan, after he was verbally attacked by student protesters and a school administrator.

“We write to apologize for the disruption of your recent speech at Stanford Law School. As has already been communicated to our community, what happened was inconsistent with our policies on free speech, and we are very sorry about the experience you had while visiting our campus,” the letter stated.

The apologetic missive went on to lament the fact that there were school officials who were aware of the situation and did not take action when they should have, saying “staff members who should have enforced university policies failed to do so, and instead intervened in inappropriate ways that are not aligned with the university’s commitment to free speech.”