Columbia law students attack college's Federalist Society over photo with Brett Kavanaugh

Woke Columbia law students have slammed a meeting between a conservative group and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as normalizing 'white supremacist, patriarchal violence'.

Members of the Columbia Federalist Society posed for a photo with Justice Kavanaugh at the US Supreme Court in February.

In an Instagram post, the group said 'they learned about the human side of being a justice, the Court's deliberation process, and how to be an effective advocate'.

But the educational trip provoked uproar from left-wing student groups at Columbia Law School, who condemned the Federalist Society and the school over the visit.

They suggested Justice Kavanaugh had been 'credibly accused' of sexual assault and one group said it would withdraw from student events in protest.

A photo of the Federalist Society with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was attacked by student groups, who claimed the meeting normalized 'white supremacist, patriarchal violence'

Justice Kavanaugh denied accusations by Christine Blasey Ford of sexual assault in the 1980s

Another warned there would be 'consequences for its [the school's] irresponsible and inappropriate actions'. But their reaction was criticized as 'intolerant' by free speech defenders.

The National Lawyers Guild, which is headed up by its president Suzanne Adely, said by giving the Federalist Society and Kavanaugh a platform Columbia Law School had normalized 'white supremacist, patriarchal violence in the law, legal education, and the everyday fabric of US society', according to emails seen by Fox News Digital.

Empowering Women of Color (EWOC) described the meeting as 'a terrifying stamp of approval' from the school.

'EWOC condemns Columbia Law School's endorsement of Justice Kavanaugh on its social media.

'We cannot condone complicity with a man who is credibly accused of sexual assault.

'Given the ethos of our organization, we are also appalled that Columbia Law School would publicize its affiliation with someone essential to the Dobbs decision [that overruled Roe v. Wade], which has disproportionately impacted women of color,' the group wrote.

EWOC president Erika Lopez says on her LinkedIn profile that she 'uses her privilege, power, and diverse experiences as an Afro-Latina New Yorker to dismantle the carceral state'.

Meanwhile, the Latinx Law Students Association said it would withdraw from student events in protest.

The American Constitution Society, whose president is former Democrat Senator Russ Feingold, warned Columbia there would be 'consequences for its irresponsible and inappropriate actions', describing Justice Kavanaugh a 'radical jurist' who has been 'credibly accused by multiple women of sexual assault'.

The Columbia Law Women's Association, a group dedicated to serving a 'diverse group of women and femme-identifying individuals,' demanded that 'Columbia Law School remove the post; issue an informed apology; and prove that it is capable of more than performative diversity'.

National Lawyers Guild president Suzanne Adely. The NLG condemned Columbia Law School for giving Justice Kavanaugh a platform

But their words were met by a fierce backlash on social media, with Twitter users condemning their 'intolerance for other points of view'.

Ireene Almayda wrote '@ColumbiaLaw is failing', while Dan Shiner said: 'Shameful conduct by law students!' 

The Columbia Human Rights Law Review, a legal journal, also claimed the Supreme Court Justice has been 'credibly accused of sexual assault'.

In July 2018, Christine Blasey Ford accused Justice Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in the early 1980s, following his nomination to the US Supreme Court by President Donald Trump.

Three other women also accused Justice Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. He denied all the allegations.

Justice Kavanaugh has previously been a target of an assassination attempt and protests outside his Maryland home following his participation in the Dobbs decision, which effectively ended the recognition of a constitutional right to abortion.

DailyMail.com has contacted the National Lawyers Guild, the Federalist Society and Columbia Law School for comment.