Federal Judge James Ho Surprises Georgetown Law with Speech Defending Ilya Shapiro

Guest speaker scraps original remarks in favor of unequivocal statement on freedom of speech and declares, ‘I stand with Ilya.’

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Left: Ilya Shapiro speaks about constitutional law in 2014. Right: James C. Ho testifies during his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on November 15, 2017.

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Federal judge James C. Ho delivered a robust defense of Ilya Shapiro on Tuesday in a speech at Georgetown Law, which recently suspended the respected legal scholar over a poorly worded tweet.

“I stand with Ilya,” Ho declared.

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