Students at the University of Maryland are suing the school after it canceled a vigil planned for Oct. 7. The groups Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a group of students who were planning the vigil to honor those killed in Gaza since Hamas attacked Israel a year earlier.
At the beginning of September, the university decided it was “best to host only university-sponsored events that promote reflection on this day.” Palestine Legal said multiple student groups had already gotten permits from the school to hold an interfaith event that day, but they were rescinded.
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The University of Maryland said it will allow other memorial events or events relating to the Israel-Hamas war to be held in the days before and after Oct. 7.
The school is one of many colleges across the country that saw protests against the Gaza war in April and May, many of which led to clashes between students and law enforcement.
