The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it is investigating recent events at Columbia University for potential terrorism offenses committed during campus events protesting the Israel–Hamas war.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on March 14 that the department is looking at whether Columbia violated civil rights and anti-terrorism laws in its handling of the protests, which erupted in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military offensive in Gaza.
