Columbia University has 'absolutely' breached their contract, says Jay Edelson

Jay Edelson, Edelson PC founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the recent anti-war protests at Columbia University, the class-action lawsuit against the school for allegedly failing to provide a safe learning environment, rise of antisemitism on college campuses, and more.

[@vectoraerialimaging774]

Imagine paying $300K to send your child to a campus that can't even guarantee their safety!

[@mikall0551]

Safety is never guaranteed anywhere

[@zacharycohen9985]

​@@mikall0551not true. Japan and Singapore boast some of the world's safest cities

[@chriscaventer6031]

yea thats why there have been so many injuries to the protestors? oh wait, there has been zero because its a nonviolent protest this guest is terrible

[@rt-a2005]

There are Jewish kids in the camp as well

[@Agtsmirnoff]

There were Jews in the Nazi Party as well

[@JB-ti7bl]

Remember the meltdown from the girl at Yale Univ. when a dorm supervisor said the school had no opinion about what Halloween costumes students wear. "You're supposed to keep us safe!! That's your job!!!!" Oh, Lefties need their safe spaces until it is they who are angry about something. Then, anything goes.

[@Michelle-hi1yw]

So what? The movement per se it’s nothing related to the Jewish community. Students demand divestment that’s all. P

[@chad9971]

That lawyer undid one too many buttons on his shirt

[@The_sound_Of_Thunder]

Just had a meeting with he's secretary

[@freedomrulesjavier3904]

Just the first on many lawsuits I'm sure. The regular kids are being deprived of what they paid for. I saw a video where one student at UCLA was physically blocked from attending the school.

[@simrans3675]

Woke nonsense...end this circus

[@jonathantaylor6926]

It's hilarious.. interesting how BLM and Antifa are allowed to run wild but you protest Israel and the cops show up with force.

[@universal3024]

This country would heal good after 5 good years of merciless, authoritarian rule. Especially in big cities.

[@ericwood3709]

This is one of many symptoms of foreign meddling in our society and politics through social media. We've been focused more on their radicalizing efforts and outcomes on the right, but they are also going after the left.

[@marshall3278]

Bro the Israel lobby is registered as a domestic lobby and not subject to laws against foreign powers donating to politicians; that is the definition of foreign meddling

[@ericwood3709]

@@marshall3278 It is not at all comparable to what what malevolent actors in Russia, China, Iran and elsewhere are up to. The Israel lobby is not radicalizing Americans and encouraging hatred and violence. And I see that there is not a single "Israel lobby," but rather there are several groups. One such group is Christians United for Israel and they operate out of Texas. Sorry if you don't like Israel and don't like Americans lobbying the government to support Israel, but well, that's what it is, not foreigners attempting to harm our society.

[@marshall3278]

@@ericwood3709 You completely ignore the decades long violence against Palestinians and live in your fantasy world where only violence and hatred against one side is recognized. The rest of the world is not as blind. Russia, China, and Iran haven't killed millions of Arabs and displaced millions more. The pure facts that you won't acknowledge is that Israel is unwilling to be a state where all people have equal rights, and thus have locked more than half of the land's population behind fences in concentration camps.

[@paulburton8264]

Sue the individuals who caused the unsafe environment. Each of them

[@ahkillahjohnson8795]

I hope that this lawsuit goes through but it’s going to be shocking how many kids that are getting expelled who will also be able to sue for the exact same reason.

[@TadgNokomis]

Jay button up your shirt buddy

[@JB-ti7bl]

He's taking after AOC when she wants votes. The male gaze is awful...until it's useful.

[@danwald607]

They are not protesters, this is not how you protest. This is an insurrection.

[@Charli3Creep]

Lol

[@SavanaT]

Propaganda and Deception 😒

[@Floor7586]

Yes, as if all those students are against Jews. They are against certain actions of their own government and Isreal's governmet, this does not mean anti jew. I live in The Netherlands and even here the news is talking about a rise in anti-semitism, but not about the bigger context. So sad...

[@itamaradio]

What was the deception?

[@lougottlieb5997]

Somebody tell this lawyer whos' trying to emulate Jack Tripper to button his shirt...

[@teddmented]

Gmta

[@JB-ti7bl]

I didn't notice. Are you a chest hair gawker or something?

[@pkay-mk6hh]

We the U.S. SHOULD be so proud of students that are protesting showing they will stand up stronger than ever before, for human rights not just at home but world wide & for your rights one day too. These students have the strongest sense of ethics, morals and what is right & wrong above any other generation in history. All the institutions that helped them be confident people they now are, about the need for human & equal rights at home & around the world, should be applauded not reprimanded. God Bless the US for the beautiful future generation we have which does not exist anywhere else in the world at this intensity level.

[@JB-ti7bl]

HAMAS used sexual violence as a tactic of war. HAMAS was voted into power by Gazans.

[@Mazen747West]

For Israel supporters: only in Gaza they're 17K fall under acronym W. C. S. F. Wounded Child with no Surviving Family .

[@NoName-ml5yk]

Columbia students just finished the lesson that actions have consequences. For the remainder of their lives, they have to put on job applications that they have a record.

[@Michelle-hi1yw]

No they won’t

[@Jim-nt7xy]

Prez Minouche, thanks for turning the campus into a police state because of your incompetence.

[@bobcat6751]

This sound like the same argument against the HK protests. That is the HK resident have a right to go to school, work, what ever and not be disrupted by the protesters.

[@justtestingonce]

So your guest can lie and you don’t challenge him on it? Geez CNBC, this is a joke!

[@dexgrease5820]

You’re a joke

[@illmagnetic]

CNBC: we want to start focusing on protest issues? Can we get Jay Edelson here? Jay: Can I show my glorious sweaty & glistening chest hairs? CNBC: Absolutely! Jay: Say no more fam.. I'm there!

[@teddmented]

Regardless of the lawsuit he needs to button his shirt

[@Judge247]

I heard a powerful question some time ago which applies here: For everyone who wonders how they would have reacted during the genocide sanctioned during Nazi Germany, here’s your opportunity…

[@itamaradio]

These students are the actual Nazis in this scenario. They explicitly call for the destruction of Israel, they bully Jews, and they started doing it since Oct 8th.

[@jonathonhappel]

There was a cease fire on Oct 6. Hamas surrenders, the war ends.

[@4greendeep6]

It’s not a powerful question. It’s based on muddled thinking and false equivalency.

[@picknstrum]

We need Israel to surrender its war criminals. They’ve been occupying the Palestinian land and ethnically cleansing them since its birth, 1948. Go back to Israel if you can’t handle free speech in US. We don’t our values from Israel

[@The_sound_Of_Thunder]

Childish thinking and lack of knowledge at work

[@paulburton8264]

Paid, organized, and coordinated by Iran and Hamas

[@William1866]

The United States of Israel.

[@sp4604]

CNBC. aka: Commie News Broadcasting Channel: "but but its Trumps fault"

[@johnglass7383]

The Columbia leadership is WEAK. You gave the brats a long, long leash . . . and look at what happened. Alexander Hamilton is shaking his head, over and over. GROW A BACKBONE.

[@imrank7]

Please stick to finance.

[@jeririce4928]

it’s a propaganda channel

[@mohammadshahrazad]

Where is democracy? US suppose to be king of democracy. I am trying to find any videos in youtube to watch. It seems someone pushed all of them bottom of the queue.

[@stellercorpse]

Mostly peaceful

[@ReachXEnt]

I can't see this case winning in actual court on its own. He says Columbia is cooperating. Any normal school would just pull out their attorney's response from shutting down during COVID and move to dismiss. Whatever "outside agitator" evidence will help the school, not the Plaintiff. 😒

[@RichardKing-sx6xc]

😆🤣😅😂

[@epiphanyperry1877]

As a parent of a Columbia University student I'm disgusted by the media focus and coverage of this disaster. Students and faculty were peacefully protesting for weeks yet in the designated areas Students were arrested, suspended and kicked off campus. My daughter who is non Jewish has seen and experienced unfairness at Columbia. No discipline for students claiming to be Israeli soldiers attacking students on campus. She watched the police attack the student protesters and their belongings were discarded. All of the students are suffering, unable to utilize campus services including the dining hall, or attend classes during preparation for final exams. Because of the police presence students aren't safe and have locked down. When she should be preparing for finals and immer classes she's feeling caged in her tiny dorm room with no access to libraries or normalcy. The initial protests were not a hindrance like the police presence is.

[@joka5345]

It's was peaceful

[@stellercorpse]

Mostly

[@christophwaltz8919]

edelson...

[@tcsmagicbox]

Maybe the protestors should sue for breach of contract because the school is literally suspending them and preventing from going to class.

[@picknstrum]

Shame on CNBC for not questioning the lies by this person. You’ve lost lot of credibility by this

[@GML_123.]

He giving his perspective, they brought him on to hear from him. You don’t have to agree with it.

[@marshall3278]

This is eerily similar to "We can't free the slaves because they are dangerous and intimidate us"

[@ronaldshiffman9171]

The Palestinians are a wrecked people. Freedom is a state of mind. What does freedom mean for psychopaths in an asylum? What were the Palestinians doing for the last 17 years of no Israeli presence. Building 500 miles of tunnels for the sole purpose of terrorizing Jews. That is what 'free Palestine' looks like.

[@cloudyshades8983]

Bigger reaction to kid protesters than the traitors on January 6

[@sonnerilten3131]

Shame of University. suppose they are there to study 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@edjohn4590]

America is so sick..