U of A taken to court for breaching Palestine encampment protestors' Charter rights

The university is accused of violating the freedoms of expression, association and assembly of its faculty and students by ordering police to tear down the People's University for Palestine in 2024.

University of Alberta English and Film Studies academic Michael Litwack greets Edmonton cops at the University of Alberta pro-Palestine encampment on May 11. Litwack and two students have filed a court application arguing that the university violated their Charter rights. (Instragram/sjp.uofa)

The University of Alberta violated faculty and students’ Char…