Palestine Legal and CAIR File Lawsuit Against U. of Maryland for Canceling Palestinian and Jewish Student Groups' Vigil

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Palestine Legal and CAIR File Lawsuit Against U. of Maryland for Canceling Palestinian and Jewish Student Groups' Vigil

Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit today on behalf of University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine to challenge the university’s decision to cancel the group’s interfaith vigil to honor the lives lost during Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

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Palestine Legal Condemns Wave of Campus Anti-Protest Policies Intended To Suppress Student Activism

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Palestine Legal Condemns Wave of Campus Anti-Protest Policies Intended To Suppress Student Activism

The stakes have gone up this fall for students protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Across the U.S., colleges are rolling out new anti-protest policies in an attempt to prevent a repeat of last spring’s historic wave of student activism calling on universities to disclose and divest from financial ties to Israel. 

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Palestine Legal Statement on NYU’s New, Draconian Student Conduct Policies

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Palestine Legal Statement on NYU’s New, Draconian Student Conduct Policies

In a dangerous escalation of repression, New York University announced new student conduct policies last week that appear to prohibit criticism of Zionism. If implemented, these policies risk creating a hostile environment for Palestinian and anti-Zionist Jewish students and severely curtail the free expression of all students.

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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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Victory: University of Southern California Dismisses Anti-Palestinian Complaint Against Professor Gualtieri

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Victory: University of Southern California Dismisses Anti-Palestinian Complaint Against Professor Gualtieri

On July 8, the University of Southern California (USC) dismissed a baseless, anti-Palestinian complaint against Dr. Sarah Gualtieri after a months-long investigation by the university administration. Gualtieri is Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, History, and Middle East Studies and a founding member of the Palestine Justice Faculty Group at USC. 

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After violent crackdown, UC Santa Cruz continues to trample student and faculty rights

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After violent crackdown, UC Santa Cruz continues to trample student and faculty rights

On June 10, Palestine Legal and the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund wrote to UC Santa Cruz detailing the violations of students' civil and constitutional rights in this student conduct process and demanding that the charges be dropped. Despite the university's push to schedule these summary meetings with students without giving them time to adequately prepare, weeks later, many of the cases remain unresolved. 

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Palestine Legal Submission for UN Report on Freedom of Expression in Challenging Times

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Palestine Legal Submission for UN Report on Freedom of Expression in Challenging Times

On June 21st, Palestine Legal sent the following letter to UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan as a submission for her forthcoming report on Freedom of Expression in Challenging Times. The report will be presented at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in October 2024.

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