Columbia Students Suing Pro-Palestinian Protest Organizers Had ‘Jarring’ Experience: Attorney

Published on August 20, 2024

The attorney representing three graduates of Columbia University and two current students in a suit against pro-Palestinian protest organizers said his Jewish clients had a “jarring” experience when the Ivy League campus was occupied by protestors during the Spring semester. The five plaintiffs sued students, activists, unions, and three members of Congress on Aug. 5, alleging they were denied access to in-person classes, campus facilities, and graduation and experienced bullying and harassment. “The students described feeling so unsafe that they organized text groups to make sure that no Jewish student had to cross campus alone,” the plaintiffs’ attorney, Daniel Suhr from Hughes & Suhr LLC, told The Epoch Times on Aug. 16....