Federal Court Rules Florida Officials Do Not Intend to Deactivate University of Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine

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Federal Court Rules Florida Officials Do Not Intend to Deactivate University of Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida today denied the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine’s request for a preliminary injunction, finding that Florida officials do not intend to deactivate the Florida chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). UF SJP is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, and Palestine Legal.

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Media Roundup: Palestine Legal and ACLU file lawsuit challenging DeSantis' deactivation order against SJPs

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Media Roundup: Palestine Legal and ACLU file lawsuit challenging DeSantis' deactivation order against SJPs

On November 16th, the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (UF SJP) filed a lawsuit challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida’s order to state universities to deactivate the student group. The lawsuit aims to protect UF students’ First Amendment right to free speech. UF SJP is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, and Palestine Legal.

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Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Unconstitutional Deactivation

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Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Unconstitutional Deactivation

The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (UF SJP) filed a lawsuit today challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida’s order to state universities to deactivate the student group. Contrary to recent media reports, the deactivation order remains in place today.

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DeSantis’ order to deactivate National SJP in Florida

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DeSantis’ order to deactivate National SJP in Florida

On Tuesday, October 24, the chancellor of the State University System of Florida, Ray Rodrigues, released a memorandum directing public universities in Florida to “deactivate” chapters of National Students for Justice in Palestine on their campuses. The memo is filled with erroneous factual and legal claims that seek to distract from, distort and silence the message of student activists across the United States the same way Israeli propaganda has sought to distract public attention from ongoing Israeli war crimes.

This is a blatant attack on students’ First Amendment rights, and it will be challenged in court.

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Palestine Legal’s Top 5 Stories of 2022

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Palestine Legal’s Top 5 Stories of 2022

Palestine Legal is committed to uplifting important stories reflecting the widespread suppression of Palestine advocacy, and challenges to it, that don’t get national attention, while providing needed context and analysis on the stories that do. As we begin 2023, here’s a look back at our top five stories from 2022.

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Palestine Legal Urges Dept. of Education to End Extreme Delay into First-Ever Anti-Palestinian Discrimination Complaint

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Palestine Legal Urges Dept. of Education to End Extreme Delay into First-Ever Anti-Palestinian Discrimination Complaint

Yesterday, Palestine Legal sent a letter urging the Department of Education to immediately open an investigation into Palestinian student Ahmad Daraldik’s civil rights complaint against Florida State University, which was filed over 19 months ago, on April 9, 2021.

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Pal Legal to Dep’t of Ed.: Investigate Anti-Palestinian Racism at Florida State

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On Tuesday, April 13, Palestine Legal filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights demanding an immediate investigation into a hostile environment of anti-Palestinian racism that continues to fester at FSU.

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