The dean of Berkeley’s law school is known as a staunch supporter of free speech, but things became personal for him when pro-Palestinian students disrupted a celebratory dinner party for some 60 students at his home.
In a viral video, Erwin Chemerinsky, a noted constitutional scholar, can be seen shouting “Please leave our house!
Ms. Afaneh and her supporters, who were invited to the dinner, described Ms. Fisk’s struggle for the microphone as a disproportionate and violent response.
Students, they said, had a right to speak at a university gathering.
The dinner was open to all third-year law students and paid for by the university, according to Mr. Chemerinsky.
Persons:
Erwin Chemerinsky, Malak, Chemerinsky’s, Catherine Fisk, Afaneh, Fisk’s, Chemerinsky
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Locations:
Oakland, Calif, Berkeley