"The University of Massachusetts Amherst likely violated a student's First Amendment rights when it suspended him for organizing an on-campus protest, a Superior Court justice ruled Junior Kivlighan de Montebello was suspended for one year after a Sept. 29, 2025 protest at the university's campus center. Last month, he filed a lawsuit against the school alleging it violated his right to free speech."
"The aerospace and defense contractor manufactures weapons and military technology that the Israeli military has used in Gaza. Accompanied by about two dozen other protesters, Montebello marched to the campus center and used a bullhorn to lead a call-and-response chant, according to a complaint filed in court. They were confronted by Associate Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Hescock and the university's Demonstration Response and Safety Team, who prohibited them from making noise or otherwise expressing their message."
Junior Kivlighan de Montebello was suspended for one year following a Sept. 29, 2025 protest at the university campus center during a career fair where RTX was recruiting. Montebello, a member of Students for Justice in Palestine, led about two dozen protesters in a bullhorn call-and-response chant and was confronted by Associate Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Hescock and the Demonstration Response and Safety Team, who prohibited noise and expression. The university charged multiple Code of Student Conduct violations; the disciplinary board found him responsible for all but threatening behavior. A Superior Court justice ordered UMass to allow his return and barred further sanctions while the case proceeds.
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