Within case law, Freeman-Maloy v Marsden was a Canadian court case that revolves around a plaintiff, York University student Daniel Freeman-Maloy, who held two protests at York University regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, disrupting classes.
In response Lorna Marsden, president of York University, suspended Freeman-Maloy for three years without a tribunal hearing.
The case's litigation revolved around sorting out under which heads of law, if any, Freeman-Maloy could validly pursue Marsden.
Freeman-Maloy argued that, on the contrary, such a thing was not plain and obvious, and that his suit against Marsden was therefore sufficiently serious that it should be permitted in court of law.
Whether or not Dr. Marsden held a public office within the meaning of this particular tort, and whether or not she was eligible to be sued for civil damages to Mr. Freeman-Maloy under that heading, was therefore to be determined at trial.