{"id":1262123,"date":"2022-02-01T16:07:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T21:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1262123"},"modified":"2022-02-01T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T21:07:42","slug":"georgetown-suspends-law-prof-ilya-shapiro-over-tweets-against-bidens-affirmative-action-scotus-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgetown-suspends-law-prof-ilya-shapiro-over-tweets-against-bidens-affirmative-action-scotus-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgetown Suspends Law Prof Ilya Shapiro over Tweets Against Biden&#039;s &#039;Affirmative Action&#039; SCOTUS Nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgetown-suspends-law-prof-ilya-shapiro-over-tweets-against-bidens-affirmative-action-scotus-nomination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1262123&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Georgetown Law has suspended constitutional law scholar and incoming administrator Ilya Shapiro over a tweet that criticized President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201caffirmative action\u201d Supreme Court nomination process, which he said will cause the president\u2019s nominee to \u201calways have an asterisk attached\u201d to her name.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro, a libertarian who was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/people\/ilya-shapiro\">vice president<\/a> of the Cato Institute, director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, and publisher of the <em>Cato Supreme Court Review<\/em>,&nbsp;was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/news\/constitutional-law-and-supreme-court-expert-ilya-shapiro-joins-the-georgetown-center-for-the-constitution\/\">scheduled<\/a> to begin his role as executive director and senior lecturer of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>But on Monday, the law school announced that Shapiro has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into tweets he posted last week&nbsp;slamming Biden\u2019s public pledge to only nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4935561\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Georgetown-University-Alex-WongGetty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4935561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Georgetown-University-Alex-WongGetty.jpg\" alt=\"Georgetown University\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgetown University (Alex Wong\/Getty)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19709530\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/25279880440_2315a95525_c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19709530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/25279880440_2315a95525_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ilya Shapiro speaking at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (Gage Skidmore\/Flickr)\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ilya Shapiro speaking at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (Gage Skidmore\/Flickr)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOver the past several days, I have heard the pain and outrage of so many at Georgetown Law, and particularly from our Black female students, staff, alumni, and faculty,\u201d&nbsp;Bill Treanor, the dean of the&nbsp;Georgetown University Law Center, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIlya Shapiro\u2019s tweets are antithetical to the work that we do here every day to build inclusion, belonging, and respect for diversity,\u201d Treanor added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bill Treanor, dean of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgetownLaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GeorgetownLaw<\/a>, says Ilya Shapiro will be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into whether he violated policies and expectations for professional conduct. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0jor978xSs\">pic.twitter.com\/0jor978xSs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mjs_DC\/status\/1488204730505519107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/the-dishonest-cancellation-campaign-against-ilya-shapiro\/\">now-deleted tweet<\/a>, Shapiro had suggested that Biden nominate Sri Srinivasan, the Indian-born chief judge on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Objectively best pick for Biden is Sri Srinivasan, who is solid prog &amp; v smart. Even has identity politics benefit of being first Asian (Indian) American. But alas doesn\u2019t fit into latest intersectionality hierarchy so we\u2019ll get lesser black woman. Thank heaven for small favors?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a follow-up tweet, Shapiro suggested that the president choosing a Supreme Court nominee based solely on race and gender would make it so that she \u201cwill always have an asterisk attached.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause Biden said he\u2019s only consider[ing] black women for SCOTUS, his nominee will always have an asterisk attached. Fitting that the Court takes up affirmative action next term,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving backlash for his tweets, Shapiro deleted them, writing, \u201cI apologize. I meant no offense, but it was an inartful tweet. I have taken it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I apologize. I meant no offense, but it was an inartful tweet. I have taken it down. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3d39BuCt3p\">https:\/\/t.co\/3d39BuCt3p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilya Shapiro (@ishapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ishapiro\/status\/1486709641073631236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a follow-up statement, Shapiro wrote, \u201cI regret my choice of words, which undermined my message that nobody should be discriminated against for his or her skin color. A person\u2019s dignity and worth simply do not, and should not, depend on race, gender, or any other immutable characteristic.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile it\u2019s important that a wide variety of perspectives and backgrounds be represented in the judiciary, so blatantly using identity politics in choosing Supreme Court justices is discrediting to a vital institution,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A further statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsIVRyfoiN\">pic.twitter.com\/nsIVRyfoiN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilya Shapiro (@ishapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ishapiro\/status\/1487261360446705664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nonetheless, Shapiro was suspended.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have placed Ilya Shapiro on administrative leave, pending an investigation into whether he violated our policies and expectations on professional conduct, non-discrimination, and anti-harassment, the results of which will inform our next steps,\u201d dean&nbsp;Treanor announced on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPending the outcome of the investigation, he will remain on leave and not be on campus,\u201d the dean added.<\/p>\n<p>Treanor went on to say that \u201cracial stereotypes about individual capabilities and qualifications remain a pernicious force in our society and our profession. I am keenly aware that our law school not exempt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to work with students, staff, alumni, and faculty to put in place strategies, policies, and practices to strengthen our community and our commitment to justice and equality for all,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro also released a statement on Monday, writing, \u201cI\u2019m optimistic that Georgetown\u2019s investigation will be fair, impartial and professional, though there\u2019s really not much to investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019m confident that it will reach the only reasonable conclusion: my tweet didn\u2019t violate any university rule or policy, and indeed is protected by Georgetown policies on free expression,\u201d he added. \u201cAccordingly, I expect to be vindicated and look forward to joining my new colleagues in short order.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement on my starting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgetownLaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GeorgetownLaw<\/a> tomorrow but immediately being placed on paid nonpunitive administrative leave pending investigation of my tweets: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u9xdNQY6aO\">pic.twitter.com\/u9xdNQY6aO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilya Shapiro (@ishapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ishapiro\/status\/1488237337112940546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), an organization that&nbsp;focuses on protecting First Amendment rights in academia, also reacted to Shapiro\u2019s suspension, stating, \u201cGeorgetown says that \u2018untrammeled expression\u2019 is \u2018central to its being,\u2019 and that speech will not be suppressed even when many think it \u2018offensive, unwise, immoral, or ill conceived.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreedom of expression protects both the right of a lecturer to offer views that others believe to be wrong or offensive, just as it protects the rights of Georgetown\u2019s students, faculty, and administrators to respond to those views with vociferous criticism,\u201d FIRE added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amidst criticism of Ilya Shapiro, Georgetown must live up to its promises of free expression. <\/p>\n<p>We are here to make sure they do. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Y36zjcOx4\">pic.twitter.com\/1Y36zjcOx4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIRE (@TheFIREorg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFIREorg\/status\/1487836081403879425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBut the university\u2019s commitment to freedom of expression bars it from acceding to demands that Shapiro be disciplined on the basis that others find his speech offensive or wrong,\u201d FIRE continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllowing untrammeled speech about our national political leaders and difficult issues surrounding race and identity is critical to the democratic process,\u201d the organization affirmed.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana&nbsp;Mastrangelo on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and Twitter at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgetown Law has suspended constitutional law scholar and incoming administrator Ilya Shapiro over a tweet that criticized President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201caffirmative action\u201d Supreme Court nomination process, which he said will 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