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Alleging conflicts, California judge boots Jewish DA from trying Stanford pro-Palestinian protesters

JL;DR SUMMARY A California judge has disqualified Jewish District Attorney Jeff Rosen from retrying a case against five pro-Palestinian protesters accused of vandalizing Stanford University's president's office, after Rosen cited anti-Semitism in a campaign message. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Stanford UniversityPolitical CampaignPro Palestinian ProtestersJewish Silicon ValleyDistrict Attorney Jeff RosenJewish Community Relations Council Bay AreaMinority ProsecutorsLegal ConflictCalifornia Attorney General

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Stanford, California, United States
"Students and pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Stanford University to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza, April 22, 2024."
San Jose, California, United States
"In her decision, Paul pointed to Rosens remarks in a March 2025 speech he gave for the San Jose Hillel, about a month before his office filed charges against the protesters."

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