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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Victory: California Court Rules for Pro-Palestinian Activists in Doxing Case

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Victory: California Court Rules for Pro-Palestinian Activists in Doxing Case

Rejecting demands for the names of speakers at a private National Students for Justice in Palestine conference, a judge in California ruled today that disclosure would violate the presenters’ rights to freedom of association, speech and privacy.

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Listen in: Join Us in Court (Remotely) as We Defend Activists' Right to Organize Safely on Campus

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Listen in: Join Us in Court (Remotely) as We Defend Activists' Right to Organize Safely on Campus

On Thursday, March 11, the Los Angeles Superior Court will hear arguments in a case where activists are urging the court not to force the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to publicize the names of presenters at the 2018 National Students for Justice in Palestine Conference. Learn how to join the court virtually here.

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Trump’s Education Department Targets UCLA with Investigation into Palestine Advocacy

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Trump’s Education Department Targets UCLA with Investigation into Palestine Advocacy

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has reportedly opened two investigations into UCLA’s response to Palestine advocacy including a student conference in November 2018 and a guest lecture by Professor Rabab Abdulhadi last May. The investigations into UCLA come just weeks after Trump signed an executive order adopting a distorted redefinition of antisemitism that targets advocacy for Palestinian rights.

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Civil Rights Groups Decry Calls to Censor Palestine Conference at the University of Minnesota

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Civil Rights Groups Decry Calls to Censor Palestine Conference at the University of Minnesota

Palestine Legal and the Minnesota National Lawyers Guild wrote the University of Minnesota (UMN) today urging the university to protect this weekend’s National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) conference. The letter follows a slew of demands from Israel advocates calling on the university to cancel, police, and smear the conference.

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