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

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

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 4 stories about the landmark settlement from outlets including DC News Now, Fox 5 DC, Truthout, and The New Arab.

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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

George Mason University censors Palestinian student group for saying “Belly of the Beast” and “Turtle Island” in striking violation of First Amendment

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.

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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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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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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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Trump's Supercharged Attacks on Student Activism for Palestine Follows 50% Increase in Suppression Last Year

Trump's Supercharged Attacks on Student Activism for Palestine Follows 50% Increase in Suppression Last Year

Palestine Legal, a legal aid organization supporting the movement for Palestinian freedom in the U.S., received over 2,000 requests for legal support last year, a 55% increase from 2023, and a 600% increase from 2022. About two-thirds of reports of people targeted for their Palestine-related advocacy that Palestine Legal received in 2024 were campus-related, including over 100 reports at K-12 institutions.

The report comes as the Trump administration threatens and implements sweeping actions against Palestine protestors on college campuses, including deportations, federal investigations, and withholding hundreds of millions in funding from universities.

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