US EditionStudents sue Columbia over suspensions for pro-Palestine activism
- Three Columbia University students filed a lawsuit against the administration over suspensions related to pro-Palestine activism, as reported by Drop Site.
- Aidan Parisi and Brandon Murphy received one-year suspensions, while Catherine Curran-Groome was suspended for two years after a disciplinary process.
- The complaint alleges that the University violated its own policies and targeted the students for their views, according to the lawsuit.
- Curran-Groome stated, 'They singled out a few of us to try to make an example out of us,' highlighting their experiences at Columbia.
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Three Students Sue Columbia After Their Suspension for Palestinian Rights Activism
Here in New York, three Columbia University students filed a lawsuit Monday against Columbia’s administration after they were suspended last year just ahead of graduation for taking part in peaceful campus protests for Palestinian rights. This is one of the plaintiffs, Catherine Curran-Groome. Catherine Curran-Groome: “This all comes in response to Columbia’s repression against us, where they created sham disciplinary proceedings to target and d…
Students sue Columbia over suspensions for pro-Palestine activism
Three Columbia University students on Monday filed a lawsuit against the school administration challenging their suspensions related to pro-Palestine activism, according to an exclusive from the outlet Drop Site.The students, Aidan Parisi, Brandon Murphy, and Catherine Curran-Groome, were all set to...
Columbia students just sued the university for attacks on pro-Palestine activism
Columbia University student Catherine Curran-Groome speaks at the Gaza solidarity student on campus. April 2024. Photo© by Elektra Onyx.Three students from Columbia University filed a lawsuit on Monday morning against the school administration for their suspensions related to their pro-Palestine activism on campus. Among the claims in the complaint, the students state that the university violated its own policies during the disciplinary process,…
Cooper Union in NYC must face Jewish students' lawsuit over pro-Palestinian rally - Blue Water Healthy Living
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge in Manhattan said the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art must face a lawsuit claiming it did nothing to help Jewish students who locked themselves in a library for protection from pro-Palestinian demonstrators. U.S. District Judge John Cronan ruled on Wednesday that the private college must face claims it violated federal and New York civil rights laws by subjecting Jewish…
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