DOJ’s civil rights office under fire in antisemitism hearing

Published May 15, 2024 6:05pm ET



Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) slammed the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division for being absent in the face of campus antisemitism while using its time going after peaceful anti-abortion protesters.

Roy, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, criticized Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke for giving Columbia Law School’s commencement speech this week and apparently glossing over the massive pro-Palestinian protests at the school that sparked a nationwide movement across college campuses.

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