# Palestinian students and employees

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-12**: Columbia declines comment — The university declines to comment on pending litigation.
- **2026-08-12**: Columbia declines comment — The university declines to comment on pending litigation.
- **2026-08-10**: Palestinian plaintiffs file lawsuit — Current and former Palestinian students and employees file a civil rights suit in New York County Supreme Court.
- **2026-08-10**: Palestinian plaintiffs file lawsuit — Current and former Palestinian students and employees file a civil rights suit in New York County Supreme Court.
- **2026-02**: Jewish student lawsuit settled — Columbia settles a lawsuit filed by Jewish students who alleged inadequate response to antisemitism.
- **2026-02**: Jewish student lawsuit settled — Columbia settles a lawsuit filed by Jewish students who alleged inadequate response to antisemitism.
- **2025-08**: Columbia agrees to Trump administration policies — Columbia adopts wide-ranging policies to end civil rights investigations into antisemitism and restore federal research funding.
- **2025-08**: Columbia agrees to Trump administration policies — Columbia adopts wide-ranging policies to end civil rights investigations into antisemitism and restore federal research funding.
- **2024-08**: Columbia creates Office of Institutional Equity — The university establishes OIE, which later becomes the focus of the Palestinian plaintiffs' allegations.
- **2024-08**: Columbia creates Office of Institutional Equity — The university establishes OIE, which later becomes the focus of the Palestinian plaintiffs' allegations.

## Recent coverage (3 stories, network-wide)

### Columbia's 2nd Civil Rights Suit in 6 Months Tests OIE's NDA Shield
2026-08-14 10:04:42 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Legal and RegTech professionals should watch how the complaint frames OIE investigations, NDA requirements, and protected speech. The case may set precedent for institutional liability under civil rights and due process principles.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/columbia-oie-second-civil-rights-suit-nda-shield

### Columbia's Bias Probes Used NDAs; 1 Suit Says They Silenced Workers
2026-08-14 10:04:36 · Sector: hr · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

HR leaders should examine the employment angle of Columbia's discrimination lawsuit. The complaint alleges OIE investigations targeted staff and faculty, and NDA requirements prevented employees from seeking legal counsel or community support.
Full story: https://gethrbrief.com/story/columbia-bias-probes-nda-silenced-employees

### Columbia's OIE Under Fire: 2 Bias Lawsuits in 6 Months Test Campus Tech
2026-08-14 10:04:28 · Sector: edtech · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Higher-ed technology leaders should track how Columbia's Office of Institutional Equity became the center of a civil rights complaint. The lawsuit alleges OIE investigated protected speech and used NDAs to gate evidence, exposing compliance flaws in campus bias-response systems.
Full story: https://getedtechbrief.com/story/columbia-oie-bias-lawsuits-campus-tech

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