POLITICS
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University over pro-Palestinian activist protection
Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the university showed "deliberate indifference" to harassment and doxing of pro-Palestinian student activists. The lawsuit claims the university failed to protect Khalil and other group members, including after his detention by immigration agents.
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Left-leaning outlets frame this as a failure by Columbia to protect student activists from harassment and persecution for their political speech and activism against Israel's war in Gaza, with outlets emphasizing the university's legal obligation to ensure campus safety.
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