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Dalton's case was the latest chapter in the Law School's struggle over Critical Legal Studies (CLS), a radical school of legal thought which holds that the law reflects social and economic values, and not abstract principles...
...past, the faculty members on the committee have differred in their views on Critical Legal Studies (CLS), a radical school of legal thought which holds that the law is not concerned with abstract values but instead reflects social and economic trends. Frug, Kennedy and Tribe were outspoken in their support of CLS adherent Assistant Professor of Law Clare Dalton's unsuccessful tenure bid. Clark has been one of the most vocal opponents of CLS at the Law School...
...appears that Vorenberg has finally reacted to the turmoil under his term and decided to return to his teaching and research. During Vorenberg's more than seven years as dean, the radical school of legal thought called Critical Legal Studies (CLS) has bitterly divided the law faculty. CLS challenges the objectivity of the law as it is practiced, claiming that the social and economic forces which constitute the true backbone of the law are dressed up by the institutional stature of the judiciary...
According to observers, the Law School is composed roughly of CLS adherents, CLS opponents and undecided faculty in equal numbers. At times, each faction has had enough pull to bring the tenure process to a grinding halt, destroying the faculty's collegiality. Most recently, the case of Assistant Professor of Law Clare Dalton, who was denied tenure by the faculty and President Bok on review, has raised issues of gender and political discrimination that have turned academic disputes into personal ones...
...Archie Cox is not impartial in this case," Nesson said in the taped message. "In a very important sense, Archie Cox was the object of it all. He was the symbol. He represented what Harvard stood for, and what this CLS movement attacked...