Judges ‘Hope’ Their Planned Yale Clerk Ban Can Be Avoided (1)

Two federal appeals court judges appeared to soften their vow to not hire Yale law school graduates as clerks over what they see as a “cancel culture” bias against conservative voices on the elite campus.

Judge James Ho of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit Judge Elizabeth Branch said at an event at Yale on Wednesday that they’re seeing signs that their complaints may be resonating.

The Trump appointees acknowledged in response to student questions that their approach might not be best way to address what they see as free-speech issues ...