Palestine Legal at The Left Forum

Palestine Legal at The Left Forum

Palestine Legal will appear on two panels at this weekend's left forum. If you're attending the conference, come join us! Details are below. To view the full conference schedule, click here. Hope to see you there!

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Disciplinary Hearing at Brooklyn College Friday

Disciplinary Hearing at Brooklyn College Friday

Sarah Aly and Thomas DeAngelis, two of the nine students involved in a February 16, “mic check” at Brooklyn College, will appear before a disciplinary committee for a hearing on Friday, May 20, 2016 at 9:30 am at Brooklyn College Student Center, State Lounge.

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San Diego State University must defend students against harassment

San Diego State University must defend students against harassment

Palestine Legal, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and San Diego National Lawyers Guild (NLG) wrote to San Diego State University (SDSU) today to demand that President Hirshman cease defending the David Horowitz harassment campaign, and start defending SDSU students.

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Palestine Legal mourns the loss of Michael Ratner

Palestine Legal mourns the loss of Michael Ratner

Palestine Legal Director Dima Khalidi issued the following statement on the sad passing, today, of Michael Ratner, founding Board Member of Palestine Legal:

The Palestine Legal team is deeply saddened by Michael’s passing.  His influence on our work is unparalleled.  It is no exaggeration to say that Palestine Legal exists because of Michael.  His prescient recognition of the growing need for a legal response to the intense backlash against advocates for Palestinian rights in the US led to the founding of Palestine Legal. 

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Boston University Hillel Ejects Students of Color

Boston University Hillel Ejects Students of Color

Palestine Legal, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter wrote Boston University (BU) today demanding that the university apologize to nine students who were removed from a BU Hillel event and issue a statement to the campus community affirming that all students are welcome at open campus events, including Palestinian-American students, Muslim students and students active with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

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Press Release: Civil Rights Attorneys Call on Brooklyn College to Drop Politically Motivated Charges Against Two Students

Press Release: Civil Rights Attorneys Call on Brooklyn College to Drop Politically Motivated Charges Against Two Students

Civil rights attorneys are concerned about the disciplinary charges issued Wednesday against two Brooklyn College students for their participation in a ‘mic check’ during a February 16 faculty meeting. The students were part of an ad hoc group of students who were raising concerns about issues ranging from tuition to diversity and surveillance. Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) are representing Sarah Aly and Thomas DeAngelis, two students charged with violating Rules 1, 2, 3, and 7 of the City University of New York’s (CUNY) code of conduct, or the Henderson Rules. 

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Media Spotlight: UC Regents' debate airs difference between antisemitism and anti-Zionism

Media Spotlight: UC Regents' debate airs difference between antisemitism and anti-Zionism

This spring, the University of California (UC) Regents’ consideration of a Statement of Principles Against Intolerance sparked a contentious debate about the meaning of anti-Semitism and efforts to equate it with criticism of Israel. The original proposal explicitly named anti-Zionism, together with anti-Semitism, as a form of discrimination.

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