Three Columbia University students are suing the school after being suspended and arrested for their involvement in protests that violated the university's established rules. They argue these actions were punitive measures to silence their political expression, particularly regarding pro-Palestinian sentiments. However, critics, including alumni leaders, assert these students' actions disrupted campus order, highlighting that consequences are a natural response to breaking rules. The situation raises important questions about protest rights versus institutional policies, especially in academic settings historically linked to civil disobedience.
These students are learning the hard way that their actions have consequences. If they really believed in what they were doing, why are they suing?
Columbia "departed from its established rules and policies to unlawfully target and punish plaintiffs... to silence and de facto expel [them]."
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