NY Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Columbia by Former Professor Who Said He Was 'with Hamas'

Judge dismisses pro-Hamas professor’s discrimination lawsuit against Columbia

Professor ‘failed to establish defamation claim,’ judge rules A New York judge threw out a lawsuit brought by a pro-Hamas professor against Columbia University, finding that the school and former president did not discriminate against him when they criticized his remarks. Kathleen Waterman-Marshall determined this week that former visiting professor Mohamed Abdou “failed to establish a… Source

NY judge dismisses lawsuit against Columbia by former professor who said he was 'with Hamas'

The judge ruled that former Columbia President Minouche Shafik’s congressional comments about Mohamed Abdou were protected opinions and did "not state a cause of action for defamation."

"Yes, I'm with ... Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed

"Professor Abdou provides no authority which stands for the proposition that expressing disapproval of a foreign terrorist organization in a Congressional hearing amounts to discrimination or creates a hostile work environment ...."