Following the urging of three prominent law professors, Stanford University’s student senate on Wednesday adopted a resolution demanding the reinstatement of an outside lawyer who was dismissed after she publicly criticized the school’s procedure for resolving sexual assault complaints.

The professors backed the resolution condemning the termination of attorney Crystal Riggins, arguing that her dismissal was improper and retaliatory. Legal ethics expert Deborah Rhode, college campus assault expert Michele Dauber, and intellectual property specialist Mark Lemley each signed a letter urging the student senate to formally call for Riggins’ reinstatement.

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