In May, 13 judges stated in a letter that they would not hire ‘anyone who joins the Columbia University community.’
A federal appeals court has rejected a complaint that alleged judges who announced they would not hire Columbia University students as law clerks were committing misconduct.
The complaint was lodged after 13 judges in a May missive to Columbia University’s president said that they would not hire “anyone who joins the Columbia University community” starting with the students who began classes in 2024.
They cited the protests that unfolded at the university in support of Palestine, noting a subset of protesters expressing support for the Hamas terrorist group.
“Disruptors have threatened violence, committed assaults, and destroyed property. As judges who hire law clerks every year to serve in the federal judiciary, we have lost confidence in Columbia as an institution of higher education. Columbia has instead…
