Columbia University violated its own policies when it suspended student Palestinian advocacy groups, the New York Civil Liberties Union charges.
, sued the Ivy League school on March 11 for the “unlawful suspension of its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace for engaging in peaceful protest.”
The lawsuit alleges that SJP and JVP were participating in “peaceful” protests alongside other campus groups on Nov. 9 when they were singled out the next day for suspension. The suspension, the lawsuit says, violates the school’s own policy that student groups have procedural protections when faced with disciplinary action.The suit also claims the school punished the students because of the public pressure to “crack down” on pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
The Nov. 9, 2023 protest was part of a nationwide “call to action” to engage students in peaceful protest to call for an end to Israel’s military presence in Gaza. According to the lawsuit, more than 200 students attended the demonstration at Columbia, where they listened to speakers, chanted messages such as “ceasefire now” and performed a “die in,” which is when people lie on the ground to symbolize lost lives.
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