As the latest controversy involving Penn Law professor Amy Wax demonstrates, law schools face an uphill battle in seeking to discipline tenured faculty members over "extramural" statements.
January 13, 2022 at 06:00 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com
What’s a law school to do when a tenured faculty member makes public comments that clash with the institution’s ethos and garner public backlash?
The answer largely depends on the context and substance of the comments, but in nearly every case involving “extramural” statements, the law school faces an uphill battle if it wishes to try to cut ties with the faculty member.
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Amy Wax, University of Pennsylvania law professor
