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Kavitha Chekuru
Feb 03, 2025from #DropSiteNews
[you may get a request to sign up for free subscription]“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, that the university targeted the students for their views, and that it violated New York’s landlord tenant laws when it evicted the students from university housing.”
I hope this works, but the documentation is necessary. If any will be preserved.
I would imagine that Columbia’s disciplinary process creates records that are maintained for a number of years. If they weren’t created, or have since been destroyed that would be evidence towards improper procedures. Certainly any destruction now would be highly illegal and might result in a presumption against the university. As to the tenant laws I assume the order that the students received should be proof enough unless New York tenant laws have a carve out for universities.
I mean in the courts. I guess this will go to SCOTUS, but I can be wrong. I’d love to be wrong.