Letter to University of Toledo Re Divestment Vote
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Northwestern University Urged to Affirm Commitment to Free Speech
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Prior to Wednesday’s student government vote on a divestment resolution put forward by the student coalition NUDivest, Palestine Solidarity Legal Support sent Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro a letter encouraging the university to protect the rights of student groups who support divestment from companies that profit from Israeli human rights violations.
Read MoreDOE Warned against Campaign to Censor Middle East Studies
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Today, a group of civil rights organizations – including Palestine Solidarity Legal Support, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus, the National Lawyers Guild, and others – submitted a letter to the Department of Education (DOE) voicing their strong objection to the Amcha Initiative and the Brandeis Center for Human Rights’ lobbying campaign to curtail what the Israel advocacy groups characterize as “anti-Israel” and “anti-Semitic” programming in Middle East studies centers.
Read MoreUC Leadership Urged to Honor Rights of Students Supporting Divestment
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Palestine Solidarity Legal Support (PSLS) submitted a letter to University of California (UC) administrators in anticipation of the UC Student Association (UCSA) vote this Sunday on a proposal to the UC Regents to divest from corporations that profit from Palestinian human rights violations.
Read MoreSalaita sues University of Illinois for firing him over Gaza tweets
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Today, PSLS’ partner the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a lawsuit with co-counsel on behalf of Professor Steven Salaita claiming violations of his First Amendment and due process rights, as well as other breach of contract claims.
Read MoreDOE Stands By Dismissals of Frivolous Complaints Targeting Palestine Activism
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The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (DOE) definitively denied two appeals challenging the dismissals of Title VI Complaints filed against University of California (UC) Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz.
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