Squelching Dissent

The Volokh Conspiracy has a very interesting post up today by Eugene Volokh, talking about the right for student groups to criticize each other. Long story short, if it happens at the University of Tulsa law school, the group engaging in criticism faces the possible loss of funding, and possible loss of their "recognition as a legitimate law school organization".

As a law student myself, it seems that criticism, conflict, and debate would go to the heart of what the law school is supposed to teach. Discouraging frank discussion and criticism goes against the heart of what a University, and in particular a law school, is supposed to provide - a good education, and the necessary preparation to practice the profession of law.