Although Horwitz said he did not know if Daltonwould follow through with her suit, he said theEnglish torts and contracts specialist had alegitimate case.

"I think there was discrimination here, bothgender and political discrimination," Horwitzsaid.

"From the point of view of the school and fromthe point of view of academic freedom, it's toobad that President Bok did not take theopportunity to rectify a serious instance ofdiscrimination by the Law School faculty," saidKennedy.

But Kennedy said that he wasn't surprised thatBok did not address the discrimination issue,adding "it work be surprising for an institutionto be able to correct its mistakes. That's why wehave courts."

Law students who support Dalton said yesterdaythat they expected a renewal of protest on campusfor Dalton.

Second year law student Luke V. Coles, a Daltonsupporter, said Bok's decision would stifle"innovative" teaching at the Law School.

"One message was to tenured faculty that DerekBok was tired of what was going on at the LawSchool and that he was tired of innovativeteaching and scholarship at the Law School," Colessaid.

Coles also said the Bok decision might turnprospective students away from the Law School.

"It will have a chilling effect in attractingnew faculty and attracting critcally thinkingstudents, people who are concerned about theissues," Coles said.

But third-year law student, Paul Cellupica,president of the Harvard Federalist Society, aconservative student group at the Law School, saidthat Bok's decision would settle the turmoil oncampus.

"I definitely don't think she was discriminatedagainst on a gender or political basis," Cellupicasaid. "Bok realizes that the conditions at the LawSchool are deteriorating, and strong action needsto be taken to reverse the decline.