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Apr 1 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
(🧵 1/5) At tonight's University Senate governance forum, @jrslaugh told the audience @Columbia was "in violation" of its 1810 charter's $20,000 real estate cap. He said he'd "searched through all the archives". Three panelists, including a constitutional law prof, nodded along.
@jrslaugh @Columbia (🧵 2/6) The New York Legislature repealed that provision in 1884. It's on page 55 of Columbia's own published charter documents. Took about five minutes to find.