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

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. 

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

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.”

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Top 10 Quotes from Texas Court Decision Blocking Anti-BDS Law

Top 10 Quotes from Texas Court Decision Blocking Anti-BDS Law

In a huge boost for the movement for Palestinian rights, a federal judge blocked Texas’ anti-boycott law yesterday, finding it unconstitutional. Judge Pitman’s decision, like those of federal judges in Kansas and Arizona, rightly recognizes the constitutional protections afforded to political boycotts, including those advocating for Palestinian rights, and the unconstitutionality of the anti-boycott law in Texas. Here are 10 gems from his decision:

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Setting the Facts Straight Re UCLA GSA President

Setting the Facts Straight Re UCLA GSA President

After conducting a lengthy investigation, including extensive review of documentation and over 14 witness interviews, the university concluded that the factual record is clear: Chatterjee mishandled the distribution of student activity fees and discriminated against pro-Palestinian viewpoints. 

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