U.C. Irvine Law: Infringing Academic Freedom Before the Doors Ever Open

This is not exactly a propitious start for a new law school. Apparently U.C. Irvine, which is opening the doors to its brand new law school in 2009, offered its deanship to Professor Chemerinsky -- and then revoked it because of complaints that he is liberal.

Update 9/17/07: Chemerkinsky has now been re-hired by Irvine. Weird, wild stuff.