Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo has come back into the spotlight, as student protests have been held to pressure the school into releasing him. One such protest was held during the law school commencement, barring Yoo from entering.

Yoo has been pronounced a war criminal for authoring the "torture memos," and a similar protest was held in 2004. His notoriety has expanded since, as Bush's approval ratings continue to drop to his shoe size.

Yoo's direct involvement in the torture controversies may be considered reason for his tenure to be rejected.

While signatures are being collected to petition for Yoo's ousting, Berkeley Law Dean Christopher Edley has come out in support of allowing Yoo tenure.

Professor Brian Leiter of law at UT Austin despises Yoo's legal work, yet also supports commitment to the tenure system.

Berkeley economics professor J. Bradford DeLong has called these views into question: Yoo's work can be considered legal misconduct just yet, and his qualifications for tenure should be reevaluated.

Yes, this situation is more educationally-focused than most of our posts, but the situation does indeed bring up an interesting question, in both legal and philosophical sense. sunshinethewerewolf urges you to read up on the case for and against Professor John Yoo. A poll will follow shortly.