Harvard Students Face New Punishments For Protesting for Palestine, Palestine Legal Receives 300% More Requests Since Pre-2023

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Harvard Students Face New Punishments For Protesting for Palestine, Palestine Legal Receives 300% More Requests Since Pre-2023

Three Harvard students who engaged in a demonstration in support of Palestinian freedom and climate justice are likely the first to face punishments from a new university disciplinary body that the Trump administration pressured the university to adopt. Students were protesting a campus event promoting climate sustainability that featured the CEO of a major fossil fuel company and board member of notorious weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin, whose weapons are routinely used by the Israeli military to commit war crimes in Gaza and have been used in deadly attacks on residential areas in Iran according to experts.

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CU Boulder Must Drop Charges Against Student Palestine Activists and Journalists

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CU Boulder Must Drop Charges Against Student Palestine Activists and Journalists

The University of Colorado-Boulder (CU Boulder) is violating the civil and constitutional rights of students who protested against the university’s partnership with war profiteer Lockheed Martin, Palestine Legal wrote in a letter to the university yesterday.

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

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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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Media Roundup: Palestine Legal's 50% Increase in Requests for Legal Support Last Year

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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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Media Round-Up: Palestine Legal on Trump's attacks on the student movement and higher education since taking office

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Media Round-Up: Palestine Legal on Trump's attacks on the student movement and higher education since taking office

With reports that the incoming Trump administration is plotting a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests, ranging from federal prosecution of campus demonstrators to deporting international student protesters, several media outlets have reached out to Palestine Legal for comment.

Here is a media roundup of the top 7 stories featuring Palestine Legal’s commentary about the Trump administration’s recent repression from outlets including The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Hill, Democracy Now!, and Columbia Spectator.

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Media Round-Up: Palestine Legal on the incoming Trump admin's potential crackdown on Palestine activism

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Media Round-Up: Palestine Legal on the incoming Trump admin's potential crackdown on Palestine activism

With reports that the incoming Trump administration is plotting a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests, ranging from federal prosecution of campus demonstrators to deporting international student protesters, several media outlets have reached out to Palestine Legal for comment.

Here is a media roundup of the top 8 stories about the potential Trump crackdown on the Palestine movement featuring Palestine Legal from outlets including The Guardian, AJ+, The Hill, Mother Jones, Jewish Currents, Drop Site News, and Middle East Eye.

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Vanderbilt's Discriminatory Crackdown on Palestine Activism

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Vanderbilt's Discriminatory Crackdown on Palestine Activism

Palestine Legal has sent a letter to Vanderbilt University after the administration unilaterally canceled a campuswide vote on a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution set to take place this week.

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