Letter from Professor Slye Endorsing Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh's Nomination for Legal Adviser
Dear Colleagues,
Linked below is a letter in support of the nomination of Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh to be the next Legal Adviser of the U.S. State Department. The letter was originally written by a small group of professors of both constitutional and international law. We are now reaching out to U.S. law professors of all disciplines who wish to express their support for Dean Koh's nomination. We are aware that there are many letters and other avenues through which you may have already expressed your support. We would like you to also endorse this letter, as we would like to be able to indicate the number of law professors throughout the country who support Dean Koh's nomination.
Dean Koh is not only eminently qualified for the position of Legal Adviser, he is the ideal choice for the position. Reflecting the bipartisan nature of the Obama Administration, Dean Koh has served in both the Reagan and Clinton Administrations - in the Justice Department of the Reagan Administration and as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor in the State Department of the Clinton Administration. He thus brings an openness of mind and breadth of knowledge to the position that embodies the highest ideals of both Republicans and Democrats.
We are asking law professors throughout the country to express their support for Dean Koh's nomination by endorsing this letter (pdf). If you would like to add your name to the list, please click here. Please indicate your title and institutional affiliation, which will only be used for identification purposes. It is important that we receive your endorsement by April 20, as we anticipate Dean Koh's confirmation hearing to be scheduled shortly thereafter.
Sincerely,
Professor Ronald C. Slye
Seattle University School of Law
More Information
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Articles and blogs about the inaccurate allegations being made against Dean Koh:
Fact v. Fallacy in the Confirmation Process
Pro Koh
And Then They Came for Koh...
Defending Dean Koh
Confirm Harold Koh as State Department Legal Adviser
Dean Harold Koh's Nomination to the State Department
International Law Exists - which is why we need Harold Koh -
Lest one think that support for Dean Koh comes from only one side of the political spectrum, read a statement by conservative students at Yale Law School who support his nomination.
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Ted Olson, former Solicitor General in the Bush Administration, and the lawyer who argued Bush v. Gore on behalf of President Bush, dismissed the smear campaign against Dean Koh and confirmed his clear qualifications for the position.
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Kenneth W. Starr, Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean and Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law, wrote a letter supporting Dean Koh's nomination (pdf).
- Additional posts explaining Dean Koh's positions on a variety of issues are being posted everyday. The two links below will take you to sites that are collecting links to those posts, and thus are good places to visit for updates:
Ronald C. Slye
Associate Professor of Law