Conservative US judges boycott Columbia grads over campus Gaza protests

Students gather for a rally in support of a protest encampment on campus in support of Palestinians, despite a 2pm deadline issued by university officials to disband or face suspension, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 29, 2024.

"Both professors and administrators are on the front lines of the campus disruptions, encouraging the virulent spread of antisemitism and bigotry," the letter said. Federal judges hire law grads annually for year-long clerkships that can lead to prestigious and high-paying legal jobs. The boycott will apply to students who enter Columbia this fall, the judges wrote.

Protests against the war in Gaza have spread to dozens of US universities. Demonstrators maintained an encampment on Columbia's main campus for weeks before some temporarily occupied a campus building last week. New York City police cleared out the building and arrested more than 100 people.

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