Federal judge restores University of Maryland students’ ability to host Oct. 7 vigil

A student group at the University of Maryland can go ahead with a previously planned event commemorating the anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel after administration officials revoked their ability to hold the vigil, a federal judge said Tuesday. Students for Justice in Palestine introduced the lawsuit in federal court last month when the university — facing public pressure and citing safety concerns — allowed and then reversed course on a vigil the group planned for Oct. 7.