UC Berkeley has provided the personal information of roughly 160 students, staff and faculty to the federal government in a directive from the UC Office of the President.
  • QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Prosecuted for what? I agree they should be removed from all positions and we shouldn’t cede Berkley any respect like we shouldn’t with Columbia University but prosecuting them requires laws to have been broken.

    • kreskin@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      prosecuted for disclosing students and faculty information on what is free speech. No one is legally required to take a political position thats favorable to zionists or jews. Thats been the elephant in the room this whole time. In shipping that info they abetted in a legally unsanctioned activity.

        • kreskin@lemmy.world
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          16 hours ago
          1. civil rights violations for impinging on protestor/employees right of free political speech which clearly do not violate any of the exceptions to free speech. The feds and berkeley admins would have to prove that holding a sign that supports palestinian civil rights, freedoms, and ending a violent conflict violates Title 6 of the civil rights act as antisemitism. I doubt the government will be able to pull that off, but its about time they tried it and got their arse kicked for it. It’ll be a nice precedent.
          2. Unreasonable search and seizure of their “papers, houses, persons, and effects” by the government.
          3. Shortly they will likely be a party to malicious prosecution and baseless retaliation, which will be tried in a California court, where they will absolutely win.

          I wouldnt place any bets that they “violated no laws”.