Outspoken Federal Judge Who Led Yale Boycott Calls Universities ‘Incubators of Bigotry’

Trump appointee defends Christians and says the ban on hiring law clerks from the school is yielding positive results.
Outspoken Federal Judge Who Led Yale Boycott Calls Universities ‘Incubators of Bigotry’
Students walk through the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., on Sept. 27, 2018. Yana Paskova/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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An outspoken federal judge often viewed as a potential Supreme Court justice called the nation’s university campuses “incubators of bigotry” that discriminate against religious conservatives, during a speech on Oct. 25.

Judge James C. Ho of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit was on former President Donald Trump’s shortlist of potential Supreme Court appointees; he could find his way onto that list again should President Trump return to office. One leftist critic said Judge Ho “wants to be the next Clarence Thomas,” a reference to the Supreme Court’s preeminent conservative justice.