Columbia University

  • Student Unions on Shaky Legal Ground As Trump Cracksdown on Campus Protests

    Student worker unions across the U.S. are facing increasing legal uncertainty as the Trump administration steps up efforts to discipline pro-Palestine protestors, threatens university funding, and reshapes labor law oversight through a more conservative National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The administration’s sweeping response to last year’s campus protests has placed unions in a bind. Universities…

  • Small Win For Mahmoud Khalil: Judge Rules His Case Will Stay in New Jersey, Denying Government’s Bid to Move It

    A federal judge has ruled that the case against pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in New Jersey, rejecting a U.S. government motion to transfer proceedings to Louisiana, where the Columbia University graduate student has been detained since his arrest last month. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz issued a 67-page decision on Tuesday, affirming that…

  • Former NFL Player Marcellus Wiley Faces Second Rape Allegation in Lawsuit

    Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley, who is married to ex-Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Annemarie Wiley, is facing a second rape allegation. The lawsuit, recently filed by an anonymous woman, accuses Wiley of sexual assault at Columbia University in 1994 when he was a student-athlete. New Allegations Surface According to court documents obtained by…

  • Federal Judge Halts Deportation of Palestinian Student Activist Mahmoud Khalil

    A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student and legal U.S. resident, who was detained by immigration officials and transferred to a Louisiana detention facility. The case has drawn significant legal and political attention, raising concerns over due process and First Amendment protections. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman…

  • US Immigration Agents Detain Palestinian Student Leader at Columbia University

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate and Palestinian student leader, on Saturday, according to a statement from Student Workers of Columbia. Khalil was inside a Columbia University-owned residence when ICE agents entered his apartment and took him into custody. According to his attorney, Amy Greer, ICE…

  • Lawsuit Challenges Columbia University’s Decision To Suspend 2 Out Of 20 Student Groups That Took Part In Gaza Protest

    A coalition of more than 20 student groups at Columbia University has taken legal action against the institution for what they perceive as unjust suspensions of two student organizations following a protest against Israel’s actions in Gaza. In November, students staged a demonstration demanding the university’s administration to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and…