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

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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Butler’s Cancelation of Angela Davis Talk Latest in Pattern of Palestine Censorship

Butler’s Cancelation of Angela Davis Talk Latest in Pattern of Palestine Censorship

Butler University canceled an April 1 talk with Dr. Angela Davis without warning or discussion just three days before the event. Students, faculty and community members are demanding that Butler apologize to Davis and reinstate the event, titled "Joint Struggle and Collective Liberation."

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Palestine Legal Submits Report to UN on Canary Mission Discrimination 

Palestine Legal Submits Report to UN on Canary Mission Discrimination 

Palestine Legal submitted the following submission last fall regarding the use of the anonymous blacklisting site Canary Mission against Arabs and Muslims to the United Nations Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

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New Timeline Tracks #DistortedDefinition and Efforts to Censor Palestine Advocacy

New Timeline Tracks #DistortedDefinition and Efforts to Censor Palestine Advocacy

Palestine Legal launched a new, interactive resource visualizing two decades of efforts by Israel advocates to establish a politicized redefinition of antisemitism designed to silence advocacy for Palestinian freedom.

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

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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2020 in Review: The Movement Will Not Be Canceled

Palestine Legal has released a new report analyzing trends in the censorship of the U.S. movement for Palestinian rights in 2020, in the context of the Trump administration’s crackdown on Palestine advocacy and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Palestine Legal responded to 213 incidents of suppression of U.S.-based Palestine advocacy over the course of 2020, totaling 1,707 suppression incidents between 2014 and 2020.

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

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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