Steven Salaita Chicago Tour

Steven Salaita Chicago Tour

PSLS is co-sponsoring Steven Salaita's tour of Chicago campuses as he speaks out about the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's actions to terminate him for his tweets about Gaza just weeks before he was set to start his tenured position. 

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SJP Loyola Investigation Continues

SJP Loyola Investigation Continues

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Loyola University – Chicago today released a statement about the university’s lifting of a temporary suspension on their group and an ongoing investigation against individual students after they attempted to register at a Birthright Israel table on September 9.

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Jadaliyya Interview with Dima Khalidi

Jadaliyya Interview with Dima Khalidi

PSLS Director, Dima Khalidi, reflects on the establishment of Palestine Legal and the pervasiveness of the problem that brought it about in this interview on Jadaliyya.

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Mock Eviction Actions Preparation Checklist!

Mock Eviction Actions Preparation Checklist!

Are you planning a mock eviction action to raise awareness on Israel's policy of demolishing Palestinian homes? Pro-Israel students, groups and alumni donors can’t deny Israel’s record of human rights abuses, so they’re increasingly resorting to behind-the-scenes pressure as well as open campaigns calling on universities to punish speech supporting Palestinian rights. 

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DOE Dismisses Baseless Complaint

DOE Dismisses Baseless Complaint

Again, Department of Education Dismisses Baseless Title VI Charges, Reaffirming Criticism of Israel is Protected Speech. In an affirmation of free speech principles, the Department of Education’s (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has dismissed a complaint brought by the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) in 2011 alleging that Rutgers University tolerated a hostile climate for Jewish students.

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PSLS Defends Megan Marzec

PSLS Defends Megan Marzec

Yesterday evening, Palestine Solidarity Legal Support sent Ohio University President McDavis a letter explaining the university’s obligations to protect student speech critical of Israel in light of recent calls to punish student senate president Megan Marzec after she poured a bucket of fake blood over her head to protest Israel’s human rights abuses of Palestinians. 

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Temple University SJP Falsely Accused

Temple University SJP Falsely Accused

Important coverage from Electronic Intifada chronicles the experience of SJP at Temple University, and the context of legal repression. Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Temple University returned to campus ready to recruit new members and have honest discussions about the recent assault on Gaza.  

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