Harvard Law Alumni Letter to Dean Manning: Rescind Judge Kavanaugh's Lecturer Appointment

*UPDATE: We have over 700 signatures and climbing as of noon 10/1/18 ( for the 1950's through 2018)

Excerpt:

Now more than ever, HLS must send a clear message that it takes sexual violence seriously. Too often throughout history, sexual assault and violence against women and girls have been dismissed. Victims have been ignored, personally attacked, and revictimized when they come forward. Perpetrators -- often privileged men in positions of power -- have been protected. This has been true in every corner of both the legal profession and academia. The accusations against Judge Kavanaugh, including those by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, are credible and grave. They seriously call into question his character and morality, and should disqualify him from a lifetime appointment as a Supreme Court Justice. They likewise should disqualify him from any position of esteem, including lectureships at HLS.

In addition to the substance of these allegations, Judge Kavanaugh’s comportment and testimony during the appointment process have cast further doubt on his fitness to serve on the Supreme Court. ... Perhaps more troublingly, he has demonstrated partisanship unprecedented by a Supreme Court nominee, an explosive temperament, and a worrisome lack of respect for female Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee. His characterization of Democratic members of the Committee as “an embarrassment,” his claim that the allegations were “a calculated and orchestrated political hit” by the left, and his belligerent responses to Senators’ respectful questions at Thursday’s hearing demonstrate a disregard for the rule of law, separation of powers, and other key Constitutional principles that HLS has appointed him to teach.

HLS no doubt has numerous other candidates for these prestigious lectureships. We believe that Judge Kavanaugh’s appointment as an HLS lecturer sends a message to law students, and in particular female students, that powerful men are above the law, and that obstructive, inappropriate behavior will be rewarded. Judge Kavanaugh is not leadership material, and he is not lectureship material. HLS would be tarnished to have him on campus in any position of authority. We ask that you rescind his lectureship.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HLSAlumniLetterKavanaugh