MINNESOTA’S Failed Football Boycott Is a Blow To Fairness

December 20, 2016

The problem with the Minnesota boycott isn’t really that the boycott failed. It’s that the Minnesota football players did not realize they’d picked the wrong case to stand up for. There is a widely known phrase in the law that essentially defines this case: “Bad facts make bad law, and good facts make good law.” The problem is that high-profile bad cases tend to drive bad laws. Given how much media attention this case has received, that could be very bad for due process on campus.

washingtonpost.com By Justin Dillon and Matt Kaiser