I think the First Amendment does, and should, protect Amy Wax from criminal or civil litigation from her speech. I think that though a professor expressing racial contempt for groups of her students presents grave issues, that action against her tenure should only be taken in extreme circumstances and with great caution and process.
But…/1
https://www.vox.com/23592864/amy-wax-university-of-pennsylvania-racism-tenure-academic-freedom
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