Cooper Union in NYC must face Jewish students' lawsuit over pro-Palestinian rally

Judge calls out university for making Jewish students hide in a ‘proverbial attic,’ allows lawsuit to proceed

close Video Jewish students lock themselves in Cooper Union school library during anti-Israel rally Jewish students at Cooper Union lock themselves in a school library as protesters moved through the hallways on Wednesday, banging on doors and windows. A New York judge called out a university in New York for its lack of action amid increasing antisemitism while denying its motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Jewish students. The judge said…

Judge calls out university for making Jewish students hide in a 'proverbial attic,' allows lawsuit to proceed

A U.S. district judge rejected Cooper University's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by Jewish students over failure to protect them from antisemitism on campus.

‘Dismayed’ by Cooper Union Blaming Jewish Students, District Judge Lets Case Proceed

“These events took place in 2023, not 1943,” wrote John Cronan, a U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of New York, in the decision.

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