Media Round-Up: Federal court rules that the University of Maryland must allow students to hold events on October 7

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Media Round-Up: Federal court rules that the University of Maryland must allow students to hold events on October 7

On October 1st, 2024, the federal district court in Maryland ruled in favor of our client, Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland, holding that the University must allow students to host a vigil on October 7 intended to mark one year of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Below is a media roundup of the top 7 stories about our lawsuit and the judge’s ruling from mainstream and local outlets including The Hill, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Inside Higher Ed, The Forward, and ABC 7.

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Radhika Sainath in Inside Higher Ed: New Policies Suppress Pro-Palestinian Speech

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Radhika Sainath in Inside Higher Ed: New Policies Suppress Pro-Palestinian Speech

The rewriting of policies to restrict protests over Gaza will have dire consequences for campus speech, argues Radhika Sainath, Senior Staff Attorney at Palestine Legal, in an op-ee for Inside Higher Ed.

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Dima Khalidi on Al Jazeera: Are restrictions on pro-Palestine speech ‘the new McCarthyism?’

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Dima Khalidi on Al Jazeera: Are restrictions on pro-Palestine speech ‘the new McCarthyism?’

Palestine Legal director Dima Khalidi appeared on Steve Clemons’ Al Jazeera show The Bottom Line alongside UK journalist British journalist Richard Medhurst, about the increasing attacks on pro-Palestine speech and assembly.

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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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Media Roundup: Palestine Legal and NYCLU Sue Columbia University Over Student Group Suspension

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Media Roundup: Palestine Legal and NYCLU Sue Columbia University Over Student Group Suspension

On March 11th, the New York Civil Liberties Union and Palestine Legal announced a lawsuit against Columbia University for the unlawful suspension of its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) for engaging in peaceful protest. 

Below is a media round-up of 5 key articles highlighting Columbia University’s anti-Palestinian repression in mainstream and independent outlets including: AP, The Intercept, Common Dreams, Middle East Eye, and Prism. 

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Radhika Sainath in Al Jazeera Fault Lines Documentary

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Radhika Sainath in Al Jazeera Fault Lines Documentary

A new, moving documentary by Fault Lines on “The Palestine Exception: The crackdown on Palestine advocacy on US campuses” premiered this week on Al Jazeera English featuring Palestine Legal staff and clients.

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