(Update: Administrators clarified to SJP on November 4 that Probation also means they will be unable to request any additional money from the student activities fund for the remainder of the probation period - the rest of the academic year. SJP was given until Friday, Nov. 7 to revise their appeal.)
Read MoreAfter a series of unfair rulings by Judge Drain a few days ago, our call for everyone to “Get on the Bus” is now even more important. All of Rasmea's supporters must pack the courtroom every day of the trial, and especially the first week: Tuesday, November 4th, through Friday, November 7th.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2014, Chicago - Loyola University- Chicago students affiliated with the student group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will attend an administrative hearing scheduled this Thursday, October 30 to respond to allegations made against the group after Palestinian students lined up on September 9, 2014 to try to register for a Birthright Israel trip to highlight its discrimination against Palestinians.
Read MorePalestine Solidarity Legal Support, along with the Center for Constitutional Rights, sent a letter to John Jay College President Jeremy Travis on October 23, 2014, urging the College to stop censoring Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) expressive conduct.
Read MoreOn October 13, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a right-wing, Zionist lawfare organization, issued a baseless legal threat to the Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, which is scheduled to host the American Studies Association (ASA) conference in early November.
Read MoreThe City University of New York, Brooklyn College announced that it was suspending its unconstitutional security fee policy in an email to Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) last week. In February 2014, Brooklyn College implemented a new security fee policy that allowed the college to assess security costs for after-hours student club events.
Read MoreThe U.S. Attorney filed an extraordinary motion this week in the controversial prosecution of Rasmea Odeh, seeking an order to empanel an anonymous jury and sequester jurors from protests occurring outside the Detroit courthouse so that they are not improperly swayed by Odeh's supporters.
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