The controversy stems from a satirical flyer Nicholas Wallace J.D. ’21 sent to a law school mailing list on Jan. 25, advertising a fictitious event that…
On Wednesday, Stanford University said law student Nicholas Wallace could graduate after the university initially held his diploma while investigating a complaint over a satirical email mocking the Federalist Society.
E.J. Miranda, Stanford’s Senior Director of Media Relations.
A statement provided to Law&Crime notes:
A fundamental standard complaint was filed in the university’s Office of Community Standards against a student in the law school for an email that he had sent out on January 25. We followed our normal procedures and conducted a factual inquiry. Given that this complaint raised issues of protected speech, we also consulted with legal counsel after we obtained the relevant facts. In cases where the complaint is filed in proximity to graduation, our normal procedure includes placing a graduation diploma hold on the respondent.