Newt talks with William Jacobson, Clinical Professor and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School about antisemitism on college campuses.
On Tuesday, October 31st, Patrick Dai, a 21-year-old junior at Cornell University, originally from Pittsford, New York, was arrested for making online threats to Jewish students on the Cornell campus. Dai’s actions represent an upward trend of the rise of antisemitism on college campuses, since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th. Newt’s guest is William Jacobson, Clinical Professor and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School.
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Guest: William Jacobson
Articles:
U. Penn Alerts FBI of Antisemitic Emails With Threats of Violence Against Jews – Legal Insurrection
Brandeis University Bans ‘Students for Justice in Palestine’ Group Over Open Support for Hamas = Legal Insurrection
Top Law Firms Warn Law Schools They Won’t Hire Grads Participating in Anti-Semitic Activities on Campus – Legal Insurrection
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