Dima Khalidi's Op-Ed on the Biden Transition and Palestine Advocacy

Dima Khalidi's Op-Ed on the Biden Transition and Palestine Advocacy

Director Dima Khalidi published an op-ed in In These Times about the need for the Biden administration to rescind policies from Trump and his predecessors against Palestine advocacy.

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Statement on NY Appellate Court's Decision in Awad v. Fordham

Statement on NY Appellate Court's Decision in Awad v. Fordham

In a hasty decision short on analysis, a New York appellate division court reversed a thorough, well-reasoned ruling by the trial court that Fordham University violated its own policies when it refused to recognize a Students for Justice in Palestine club. We plan to seek review by the highest court in New York so that Fordham students can keep organizing for Palestinian rights on campus as SJP, as they have been for the last year and a half.

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2020 Snapshot: Top 10 Stories from Palestine Legal

2020 Snapshot: Top 10 Stories from Palestine Legal

Palestine advocacy in the U.S. - like all social justice organizing - has had to adapt amidst the unprecedented year that has been 2020. As we enter 2021, here’s a look back at some of our top stories from 2020.

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Case Western Replaced JVP Workshop with Anti-Palestinian ADL Program

Case Western Replaced JVP Workshop with Anti-Palestinian ADL Program

Case Western Reserve University has refused to apologize to an organizer whose workshop on the censorship of Palestinian voices—scheduled to take place at the university's annual Social Justice Teach-In—was canceled and replaced by a pro-Israel workshop.

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CAIR-Florida, Palestine Legal Call on FSU President to Protect the Civil Rights of Palestinian Students, Apologize to Smeared Student Leader

CAIR-Florida, Palestine Legal Call on FSU President to Protect the Civil Rights of Palestinian Students, Apologize to Smeared Student Leader

The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) and Palestine Legal called this week on Florida State University President John Thrasher to protect the free speech of students supporting Palestinian rights and ensure that FSU meets its obligations to Palestinian students under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Palestine Legal & Fordham SJP In The News

Palestine Legal & Fordham SJP In The News

The Fordham Observer and North Jersey Record each covered last week’s court hearing in the seminal case. Palestine Legal, the Center for Constitutional Rights and co-counsel Adam Levine represent Fordham University students, and urged the appellate court to reject Fordham’s effort to overturn the lower court’s ruling that the school’s ban on an SJP club was arbitrary and capricious.

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Fordham Students Urge Court to Reject School’s Appeal on Palestine Club

Fordham Students Urge Court to Reject School’s Appeal on Palestine Club

Today, attorneys representing Fordham University students argued before the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, urging the court to reject Fordham’s request that the court reinstate the school’s ban on a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) club.

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