Pro-Palestinian protesters sue Columbia University following 2025 arrests
Pro-Palestinian protesters are suing Columbia University, claiming the school unlawfully imprisoned and assaulted nearly 100 student and community demonstrators during a “teach-in” last year. Plaintiffs Nisreen Khokhar, Jessie Rubin, Hayes Buchanan, among others, filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Sept. 18. The suit alleges that...
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