October 28, 2005

Law Professors and Politics

To the Editor:

I found the article that discussed the political leanings of professors at top law schools troubling, as I have several other recent attempts to expose the leftist tendencies of academics ("Law Professors Lean Left, Study Finds," The Chronicle, September 23). My frustration is not with these studies' methods but with the conclusions generally reached by the authors. For example, the lead author in this case, John O. McGinnis, upon learning that more professors at top law

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