Back to School? Top 3 Ways Trump & Universities are Bulldozing Your Right to Protest.

Back to School? Top 3 Ways Trump & Universities are Bulldozing Your Right to Protest.

As students return to school this fall, here are the top three ways we are seeing universities intensify their crackdowns on campus activism, and ways they’re being challenged.

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Civil Rights Groups Announce Historic $100K Settlement from University of Maryland for Unlawfully Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Student Speech

Civil Rights Groups Announce Historic $100K Settlement from University of Maryland for Unlawfully Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Student Speech

Today, civil rights groups Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced a historic $100,000 settlement agreement for their clients, University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine (UMD SJP), paid by the University of Maryland.

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Media Roundup: Palestine Legal's 50% Increase in Requests for Legal Support Last Year

Media Roundup: Palestine Legal's 50% Increase in Requests for Legal Support Last Year

Palestine Legal received over 2,000 requests for legal support last year, a 55% increase from 2023, and a 600% increase from 2022. Here is a media roundup of the top 5 stories citing Palestine Legal’s new report from outlets including The Guardian, Mondoweiss, and American Community Media.

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Mahmoud Khalil Still Detained Despite Court Ruling Detention Unconstitutional

Mahmoud Khalil Still Detained Despite Court Ruling Detention Unconstitutional

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained in a remote ICE facility in Jena, Louisiana, since March, was hoping to be released last Friday after U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled there was no legitimate basis for his continued detention.

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Palestine Legal Condemns US Designation of Palestinian Human Rights Group Addameer as Genocide Escalates

Palestine Legal Condemns US Designation of Palestinian Human Rights Group Addameer as Genocide Escalates

The action against Addameer is the latest in a long list of politicized attacks by the Trump administration against activists and organizations that work to promote civil and human rights.

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Harvard Must Not Be Pressured To Violate Civil Rights of Palestinian Students to Get Back Billions from Trump

Harvard Must Not Be Pressured To Violate Civil Rights of Palestinian Students to Get Back Billions from Trump

Today Palestine Legal announced the filing of a "friend of the court" brief on behalf of the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) in Harvard University's lawsuit against the Trump Administration's revocation of over $3 billion in federal funding and research grants.

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DePaul University’s Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Speech Risks Violating Civil Rights Laws

DePaul University’s Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Speech Risks Violating Civil Rights Laws

In a May 23, 2025, letter to DePaul University, attorneys representing student organizers warned the University that it is at risk of violating federal civil rights laws by enabling a hostile environment for Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and associated students. The letter calls on DePaul to cease all discriminatory investigations and sanctions of Palestine advocacy groups and take steps to address anti-Palestinian racism on campus. A legal hold notice was attached, indicating that the students are prepared to take their case to court if necessary.

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