CWSL President and Dean Sean Scott Signatory on Letter in Defense of Democratic Norms in Legal Education

SAN DIEGO (July 8, 2024) -- Last month, California Western School of Law (CWSL) President and Dean Sean M. Scott was a signatory on an open letter from Deans of American Law Schools outlining important elements in training law students to uphold and protect constitutional democracy. The letter was released by The American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy. 

Noting that “lawyers play a critical role in sustaining our constitutional democracy,” the letter applauds the Task Force for “its efforts to protect and preserve the rule of law and the ideals of our profession.” The letter outlines five key tenets of educating the next generation of lawyers to do the same: teaching students to uphold the highest standards of professionalism; offering courses, workshops, and events that engage with the rule of law and democracy; teaching students to disagree respectfully and to engage across partisan and ideological divides; encouraging students to support and defend the Constitution and the rule of law through clinical work, public education, and advocacy; and supporting public education and events focused on the rule of law and the values of our constitutional democracy.

Read the full letter here. 

About the The American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy

The mission of the ABA Task Force for American Democracy is to: (i) inspire and mobilize America’s duty-bound legal profession to actively support and defend American democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law; (ii) ensure that lawyers are educated and held accountable to their professional obligations to support and defend our democracy, the Constitution, and the rule of law; and (iii) Leverage the legal profession to educate the public on the reasons for, and the importance of, democracy and the rule of law.