The article discusses the debate surrounding the banning of masks at demonstrations, particularly in the context of recent protests, like those related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Columbia University is contemplating reinstating its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, which were suspended in November 2023 for violating campus rules with unauthorized events involving threatening rhetoric.

The New York Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue Columbia University over the suspension of two student groups, Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, for organizing a protest supporting Palestinian rights.