"Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt UC Berkeley Law Professor's Dinner, Sparking Free Speech Debate"

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"Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt UC Berkeley Law Professor's Dinner, Sparking Free Speech Debate"
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A dinner for graduating law students at UC Berkeley turned into a free speech controversy when a pro-Palestinian student was confronted by law professor Catherine Fisk while delivering an unsanctioned speech. The student and a group of protesters were eventually asked to leave the event hosted by Fisk and her spouse, law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky. The incident has sparked debate over free speech, Islamophobia, and antisemitism on college campuses, with the university chancellor expressing support for free speech but condemning the use of a private residence for protest.

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