Several recent legal victories are offering hope for the Palestine movement in the US. In the last few weeks, many US courts have been rightfully ruling in favor of pro-Palestinian protesters, often affirming that they are exercising their First Amendment-protected rights to speak out and take action against Israel’s genocide.
Read MorePalestine Legal is deeply appalled by last week's foiled assassination plot against Nerdeen Kiswani, a 31-year-old Palestinian activist and mother who has been a prominent voice and organizer for Palestinian liberation in New York City for over a decade.
We stand in solidarity with Nerdeen, a former Palestine Legal client who was president of City University of New York’s Staten Island campus Student for Justice in Palestine group—and with all activists who speak out for Palestinian freedom.
Read MorePalestine 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.
Read MoreToday, 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 MoreAs 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 MorePalestine 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.
Read MoreThe 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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