On Thursday, March 11, the Los Angeles Superior Court will hear arguments in a case where activists are urging the court not to force the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to publicize the names of presenters at the 2018 National Students for Justice in Palestine Conference. Find out more about the case here and here.

Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus staff attorney Javeria Jamil will be representing the activists at the hearing, which is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. PT. Palestine Legal is co-counsel in the case, along with the Law Office of Matthew Strugar.

Because several cases are generally scheduled for the same hearing time, it may be an hour or two until the case is called. You can sign up to receive a notification via email here when we expect our case to be heard. You must register with the court in advance to attend the hearing:

BEFORE THE HEARING:

1. Go to the Remote Audio Attendance website at https://my.lacourt.org/remoteaudio/welcome

2. Follow the "Step 1: Sign Up" process by clicking on the "Enter" button.

3. If you already have Court ID, click on the "Sign In" button and enter your user ID and password. If you do not have a Court ID, click on the "Create New Account" button. Instructions are available on the page if you need assistance to create your Court ID.

4. Once you have signed in or created your Court ID, you will be taken to the Remote Audio Attendance Sign Up form.

5. Select the appropriate Case Type (Here it is Civil), enter your case number (Here it is 19STCP03648) and click the "Continue" button.

6. Enter the required fields (the Case Title is DAVID ABRAMS VS REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIF) and read the Note and Certification information before clicking on the "Submit Request" button.

7. Watch for the confirmation email that provides the link to go to on the day of the hearing.

8. If you do not receive a confirmation, you may need to reenter your information on the site.

DAY OF THE HEARING:

1. Go to this link ( https://my.lacourt.org/remoteaudio/welcome )

2. Click the Listen button.

3. Sign in with your Court ID and password.

4. The website will list the hearings that you requested for that day.

5. Click on the "Listen" button to begin listening. You will be muted and unable to speak during the proceeding.

More News From Palestine Legal

Civil Rights Orgs Warn Pomona College Unprecedented Suspensions of Students Are Unlawful, ‘Punishes the Act of Protest Itself’

Five legal organizations including Palestine Legal, the Asian Law Caucus, the Center for Protest Law and Litigation, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, and the National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles sent a letter to Pomona College today warning the school that its unprecedented suspensions of a group of students for the remaining 2024-2025 academic year without due process violated First Amendment principles and California law.

Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights Condemn US Designation of Palestine Advocacy Group as Genocide Escalates

Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights condemn the addition of Samidoun to its “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” list. This action — a politically-motivated decision to criminalize the organization without due process — is the latest evidence that the US is doing more to try to shut down opposition to a genocide than to stop the genocide itself.

Media Round-Up: Federal court rules that the University of Maryland must allow students to hold events on October 7

On October 1st, 2024, the federal district court in Maryland ruled in favor of our client, Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland, holding that the University must allow students to host a vigil on October 7 intended to mark one year of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Below is a media roundup of the top 7 stories about our lawsuit and the judge’s ruling from mainstream and local outlets including The Hill, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Inside Higher Ed, The Forward, and ABC 7.

Statement by Two Palestinian Students Who Have Faced Severe University Retaliation for Protesting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Palestine Legal is sharing two powerful statements from student clients who have faced severe university retaliation for speaking out in support of Palestinian freedom in the past year.

These statements were previously commissioned by a news outlet, but the editors chose not to include them, following a decades-long pattern of mainstream outlets favoring pro-Israel viewpoints over Palestinian voices.

Civil Rights Orgs Call on Brown to Reject Politicized Threats and Approve Divestment

Eight legal and civil rights organizations, including Palestine Legal, have sent a letter to Brown University urging Brown to vote in favor of the Brown Divest proposal, which calls for the university to divest from a list of companies complicit in human rights abuses in Palestine.

Federal Court Grants University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine’s Preliminary Junction

Today, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland granted the University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine’s (UMD SJP) request for a preliminary injunction to allow the group to host an interfaith vigil on October 7, 2024.

UChicago Students File Civil Rights Complaint After Disciplinary Charges, Arrests, and UCPD Surveillance

Palestine Legal today announced the filing of a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) demanding an immediate investigation into the nearly year-long, hostile environment of anti-Palestinian racism at the University of Chicago, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Radhika Sainath in Inside Higher Ed: New Policies Suppress Pro-Palestinian Speech

The rewriting of policies to restrict protests over Gaza will have dire consequences for campus speech, argues Radhika Sainath, Senior Staff Attorney at Palestine Legal, in an op-ee for Inside Higher Ed.

UW-Madison Opens Illegal and Discriminatory Student Disciplinary Proceedings Months After Last Spring’s Encampments

Palestine Legal has sent a letter to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) demanding they terminate a new round of illegal and discriminatory charges brought against students relating to last spring’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment.

Palestine Legal is representing two students, Dahlia Saba and Vignesh Ramachandran, who are facing disciplinary charges for allegedly “planning and carrying out an encampment on university lands.”

Palestine Legal and CAIR File Lawsuit Against U. of Maryland for Canceling Palestinian and Jewish Student Groups' Vigil

Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit today on behalf of University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine to challenge the university’s decision to cancel the group’s interfaith vigil to honor the lives lost during Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

News & Updates

Listen in: Join Us in Court (Remotely) as We Defend Activists' Right to Organize Safely on Campus

Palestine Legal