Faculty at the CUNY School of Law are calling on the university’s administration to retract a statement characterizing a student’s graduation address as “hate speech,” following criticism of her speech as antisemitic.
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But faculty say Mohammed’s remarks, despite their controversy, are protected under the First Amendment, warning that a statement condemning the speech, issued by Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez and the CUNY Board of Trustees on Tuesday, will have a chilling effect. Mohammed’s remarks began on a note of triumph over COVID-19 and spanned several topics in the aftermath, from sharp criticism of Israel and the child welfare system to “the self-serving interests of CUNY Central, an institution that continues to fail us that continues to train and cooperate with the fascist NYPD.”
“The remarks by a student-selected speaker at the CUNY Law School graduation, unfortunately, fall into the category of hate speech as they were a public expression of hate toward people and communities based on their religion, race or political affiliation,” read the administration response.
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