CUNY Law Issues Historic Statement Condemning Harassment of Palestine Advocates on Campus

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CUNY Law Issues Historic Statement Condemning Harassment of Palestine Advocates on Campus

On June 30, after months of student organizing, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law issued a statement in support of rising 3L Nerdeen Kiswani, who has faced a barrage of anti-Palestinian hate over the past 9 months in response to her years-long activism supporting Palestinian freedom. It is believed to be the first statement from a U.S.-based university condemning censorship campaigns against students supporting Palestinian rights and anti-Palestinian hate.

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St. John's Censors Palestinian Grad's 'Free Free Palestine' Post Amid Israeli Onslaught

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St. John's Censors Palestinian Grad's 'Free Free Palestine' Post Amid Israeli Onslaught

St. John's University in New York censored a Palestinian doctoral student, preventing her from celebrating her Palestinian identity and scholarship during the school's virtual commencement ceremony last month. Dr. Laila Shikaki was not the only Palestinian targeted during spring graduation ceremonies this year. Palestine Legal responded to other commencement incidents in recent weeks.

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A Note from Robin D.G. Kelley: What Juneteenth is Really About

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A Note from Robin D.G. Kelley: What Juneteenth is Really About

Juneteenth was just declared a national holiday, but African Americans have been celebrating this day for a century and a half, and it was always bigger than Texas, bigger than the United States, even bigger than the dark night of slavery.

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NY’s Highest Court Refuses Case on Fordham Censorship of Students for Justice in Palestine

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NY’s Highest Court Refuses Case on Fordham Censorship of Students for Justice in Palestine

Today, civil rights groups asked the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in New York State, to hear an appeal of a ruling that allows Fordham University to censor student speech. The petition comes in a lawsuit brought by Fordham students prohibited by the university from forming a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) school club because of the group’s “political goals” and because of claims it would be “polarizing.”

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Advisory on Law Enforcement Visits to Palestine Activists

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Advisory on Law Enforcement Visits to Palestine Activists

In 2018, Palestine Legal issued an advisory and an update regarding FBI visits to Palestine activists. Given new reports we have heard of activists being questioned by the FBI and local police amid this year’s popular uprising for Palestinian rights and new and updated resources from the National Lawyers’ Guild and the Center for Constitutional Rights, we wanted to reissue this information for our community.

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#SaveSheikhJarrah #DefendGaza - Legal Resources for #NakbaAt73 Palestine Protests

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Palestine Legal joins widespread international condemnation of Israel’s ethnic cleansing efforts in East Jerusalem, severe repression of protesters, and indiscriminate murder of Palestinians in Gaza. We share legal resources for protesters organizing or participating in demonstrations, as well as an incomplete list of actions around the U.S. organized by Palestinian communities and their supporters.

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Middlebury College Refuses to Support Palestinian Student Harassed After Criticizing Israeli Apartheid

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Middlebury College Refuses to Support Palestinian Student Harassed After Criticizing Israeli Apartheid

Palestine Legal wrote Middlebury College last week demanding it take swift action to protect Palestinian students — and students supporting Palestinian rights—and warning that the College’s failure to do so may violate the university’s obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its own speech policies.

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