March 8, 2017, New York, NY -- Three anti-BDS bills were fast-tracked out of committee and passed today without debate by the New York State Senate. Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response:
Read MoreIn the wake of Muslim Ban 2.0, Palestine Legal renews our opposition to the Trump administration’s racist and anti-Muslim agenda. We stand with the people resisting the administration’s executive orders aimed at banning Muslims, dividing immigrant families, bolstering the militarization and impunity of police, and hurting communities of color. We are confident that the courts will block the Muslim Ban 2.0 as they did the first.
Read MoreToday, a coalition of ten civil rights, human rights, and civil liberties organizations called on South Carolina lawmakers to oppose H.3643, an unconstitutional bill aimed at censoring and punishing Palestine advocacy.
Read MoreThe same school that declared a divestment referendum “null and void” in 2013 is again showing signs of unlawful interference in student divestment debates. Palestine Legal wrote the University of South Florida (USF) today warning the school to cease tampering with the referendum outcome.
Read MoreIn what appears to be a pre-determined outcome, Fordham Dean of Students Keith Eldredge found that Sapphira Lurie violated “University regulations pertaining to the Demonstration Policy.” She received a “disciplinary reprimand” of “official warning” in a hand-delivered letter from Dean Eldredge today.
Read MoreSapphira Lurie was unable to testify at her scheduled hearing today after Dean of Students Keith Eldredge insisted that she meet alone with him, behind closed doors, with a white-noise machine turned on. Eldredge issued the disciplinary charge against Sapphira after she, along with other students, protested Eldredge’s decision to deny Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) club status. Fifteen professors gathered outside in support of Sapphira.
Read MoreToday, Palestine Legal issued a memorandum to Texas lawmakers urging them to oppos HB 89 and SB 134, anti-boycott bills being considered in the Texas House and Senate.
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