SUCCESS: Department of Education Office for Civil Rights States George Washington University May Have Discriminated Based on Palestinian National Origin

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SUCCESS: Department of Education Office for Civil Rights States George Washington University May Have Discriminated Based on Palestinian National Origin

On January 17th, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights and George Washington University (GW) entered into a resolution agreement ending a years-long investigation into possible Title VI violations at the University.

The agreement, which resolved two Title VI complaints—one filed on behalf of Palestinian students by Palestine Legal alleging anti-Palestinian discrimination, and another filed by Israel advocacy group StandWithUs alleging antisemitism—states that GW “may have treated [a pro-Palestine student] differently on the basis of shared ancestry[.]”

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Civil Rights Groups, Emory SJP Address Federal Recognition of Hostile Environment Concerns At Emory University

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Civil Rights Groups, Emory SJP Address Federal Recognition of Hostile Environment Concerns At Emory University

Emory Students for Justice in Palestine (ESJP), the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), and Palestine Legal today addressed the announcement and resolution by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The resolution sets out several substantive remedial measures Emory University must take after OCR identified important Title VI compliance concerns at the University for alleged harassment of students based on their Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and Black identities.

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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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UChicago Students File Civil Rights Complaint After Disciplinary Charges, Arrests, and UCPD Surveillance

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UChicago Students File Civil Rights Complaint After Disciplinary Charges, Arrests, and UCPD Surveillance

Palestine Legal today announced the filing of a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) demanding an immediate investigation into the nearly year-long, hostile environment of anti-Palestinian racism at the University of Chicago, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Dep't of Ed Launches Investigation into Anti-Palestinian Racism at Pomona College

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Dep't of Ed Launches Investigation into Anti-Palestinian Racism at Pomona College

The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into discrimination against Palestinian, Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA), and Muslim students at Pomona College.

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Rifqa Falaneh and Northwestern Law student Aasiyah Wasif on CBS News

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Rifqa Falaneh and Northwestern Law student Aasiyah Wasif on CBS News

In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Palestine Legal client Aasiyah Wasif and our Michael Ratner Fellow Rifqa Falaneh spoke about the months-long, hostile anti-Palestinian environment at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

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Media Round-Up: Palestine Legal Files 9 Title VI Complaints Since April 2024

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Media Round-Up: Palestine Legal Files 9 Title VI Complaints Since April 2024

Since April 2024, Palestine Legal has filed nine federal civil rights complaints against universities for severe anti-Palestinian discrimination in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. As a result, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Emory University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Columbia University are now under federal investigation for anti-Palestinian racism. Partners and students have filed complaints against numerous other universities, including Harvard, Rutgers, CUNY, and UCLA. 

Palestine Legal and partner organizations are filing complaints to ensure that universities are held accountable for their discriminatory treatment of Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and associated students amid protests on campuses against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Here is a select media round-up of the top 8 stories on the ongoing Title VI cases in mainstream and independent outlets including NBC News, The Hill, The Intercept, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, NC Newsline, and the Daily Tar Heel. 

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