Columbia Law backs its graduates after conservative judges said they won’t hire them
Columbia Law School Dean Gillian Lester backed the school's graduates Tuesday after a group of conservative judges said they wouldn’t hire them following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests on the campus.
Lester said in a statement that Columbia Law graduates are “consistently sought out by leading employers in the private and public sectors, including the judiciary,” Reuters reported.
Her statement follows a letter signed by right-leaning federal judges that was sent to her and Columbia University President Minouche Shafik stating they would refuse to hire graduates after the school experienced pro-Palestine demonstrations that went on for weeks.
“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,” the 13 judges wrote.
The judges said they would stop hiring from the school beginning in 2024 and that the boycott was intended to “restore” academic freedom at Columbia.
Students on Columbia’s campus kick-started a nationwide movement of students protesting the Israel-Hamas war and demanding their universities divest from Israeli companies or companies that supply Israel with weapons.
The demonstrations came to a head last week after hundreds of New York Police Department officers dressed in riot gear dispersed the protesters and evacuated those who overtook a campus building.
The judges wrote that it was clear that Columbia “applies double standards when it comes to free speech and student misconduct” because the university would have had a “profoundly different” response if the students protesting were an “uprising of religious conservatives.”
According to Reuters, Columbia’s law school isn’t a major feeder into federal clerkships, and a majority of its graduates go into associated jobs at law firms. Just 21 of the 427 juris doctor graduates in 2023 went into federal clerkships, data from the American Bar Association said.
Date: |
Filter
-
Trump to campaign in Minnesota after son's graduation
Former President Donald Trump heads to Minnesota to campaign Friday after his son Barron Trump's high school graduation. Trump obtained permission to attend the ceremony in a break from his "hush money" criminal trial in New York. CBS News ...CBS News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Bridgerton's back: The best yet or losing its bite?
Some critics say the Netflix show's as seductive as ever, but others feel its charms are wearing off.BBC News - Top stories -
As Trump Trial Nears Its End, the Law May Give Prosecutors an Edge
The former president’s defense appeared to chip away at Michael Cohen’s credibility, but legal experts said the case is still the prosecution’s to lose.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
As Supernatural Claims Spread Online, Vatican Updates Its Rules on Them
People have long claimed sightings of the Virgin Mary or bleeding crucifixes, and some endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church have become hugely popular pilgrimage destinations.The New York Times - World -
Trump trial takes break for Barron's graduation, Cohen expected back on stand Monday
Donald Trump's criminal trial is taking a break Friday so the former president can attend his son Barron's high school graduation. When the trial resumes Monday, Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to resume testimony. ...CBS News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
The Supreme Court rejected a conservative-backed challenge that could have dismantled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The Supreme Court rejected a conservative-backed challenge that could have dismantled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.The Wall Street Journal - World -
The Israeli military said that five of its soldiers were killed by friendly fire from an Israeli tank in Gaza.
The Israeli military said that five of its soldiers were killed by friendly fire from an Israeli tank in Gaza.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Abu Dhabi, once an untapped desert city, sees its first brewery open as UAE relaxes its alcohol laws
In 2018, Chad McGehee opened Side Hustle Brews and Spirits, an Abu Dhabi-branded brewery and distillery with funky camels on its cans and playful names familiar to anyone living in the United Arab EmiratesABC News - World -
Judge and Stanton homer to back effective Cortes as streaking Yankees top White Sox 4-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton homered, Nestor Cortes won for the first time in 5 1/2 weeks and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. Alex Verdugo and Stanton hit ...Yahoo Sports - Sports - MLB -
Is Double Denim Back? Fashion Savants Have Proclaimed Its Return.
It’s twilight time for the era of hoodies and sweats. Make way for another kind of suit, pairing a trucker jacket with matching jeans.The New York Times - Lifestyle
More from The Hill
-
Bezos's Blue Origin sends first crew to edge of space since 2022
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s rocket company, sent its first crew into space in nearly two years, after a failed uncrewed test flight in 2022 temporarily grounded passenger flights. The New Shepard rocket successfully completed its 25th mission into ...The Hill - Politics -
Julian Assange faces judgement day in years-long fight to stay out of US court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face a British High Court on Monday to ultimately decide whether the accused classified information leaker will be extradited to the U.S. after more than a decade of legal battles. Assange has been in British ...The Hill - Politics -
The threat of Russian nationalism looms over Europe
A fragile sense of nationhood is one of Russia’s many complexities.The Hill - Politics - Russia -
Maryland governor says ship that hit Baltimore bridge will be removed 'within days'
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Sunday that the Dali container vessel that slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March will be removed from the bay "within days." A container vessel hit the Baltimore bridge in late March, causing the ...The Hill - Politics -
Search and rescue efforts underway after helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi has ‘hard landing’
Search and rescue efforts are underway in Iran after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a "hard landing," state news media reported Sunday. Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, returning from a ...The Hill - Politics