Columbia Law Review Article Critical of Israel Sparks Battle Between Student Editors and Their Board − Highlighting Fragility of Academic Freedom
Neal H. Hutchens | 12 June 2024 | The Conversation
Editors of Columbia Law Review, a prominent journal run by students from the prestigious university’s law school, say the publication’s board of directors urged them on June 2, 2024, to refrain from publishing an article critical of Israel.
After the students published the article online the following day, the board, which includes Columbia Law School faculty members and alumni, had the law review’s website taken down.
The board soon relented and allowed the website back online on June 6, including the article in question. But it issued a statement accusing the student editors of failing to properly review the article prior to publication…