New Report Exposes UC Berkeley’s Repression of Pro-Palestinian Speech Likely Violate Civil Rights Laws
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George Mason University censors Palestinian student group for saying “Belly of the Beast” and “Turtle Island” in striking violation of First Amendment
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Today, Palestine Legal sent a letter to George Mason University on behalf of their client, Students for Justice in Palestine at George Mason (Mason SJP), warning the university that as a public institution, using the IHRA definition to censor speech in support of Palestinian rights violates the First Amendment and federal civil rights law.
Read MoreBack to School? Top 3 Ways Trump & Universities are Bulldozing Your Right to Protest.
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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.
Read MoreCivil Rights Groups Announce Historic $100K Settlement from University of Maryland for Unlawfully Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Student Speech
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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.
Read MoreMahmoud Khalil Still Detained Despite Court Ruling Detention Unconstitutional
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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.
Read MorePalestine Legal Condemns US Designation of Palestinian Human Rights Group Addameer as Genocide Escalates
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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.
Read MoreHarvard Must Not Be Pressured To Violate Civil Rights of Palestinian Students to Get Back Billions from Trump
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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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