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Timothy Pratt in Atlanta

Professors sue Atlanta’s Emory University over handling of Israel-Gaza protests

A person's hands are bound behind their back with white plastic zip ties.
Protesters are cuffed after being detained on campus of Emory University during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on 25 April 2024, in Atlanta. Photograph: Mike Stewart/AP

Atlanta’s Emory University is facing a lawsuit from three tenured professors over its handling of 2024 protests against Israel’s assault on Gaza, capping off a tumultuous end to the spring semester.

In recent months faculty and students have also demanded the removal of Flock surveillance cameras on campus, and Black law school students and others protested against the school’s response to a student’s social media posts and emails that were filled with the N-word.

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