Palestine Legal launched a new, interactive resource visualizing two decades of efforts by Israel advocates to establish a politicized redefinition of antisemitism designed to silence advocacy for Palestinian freedom.
Read MorePalestine Legal, our clients and partners were featured in a number of articles about our victory against an attorney with ties to the Israeli government who attempted to force UCLA to reveal the list of speakers at the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) conference in 2018. On March 11, a judge in California ruled that disclosure would violate the presenters’ rights to freedom of association, speech and privacy.
Read MoreRejecting demands for the names of speakers at a private National Students for Justice in Palestine conference, a judge in California ruled today that disclosure would violate the presenters’ rights to freedom of association, speech and privacy.
Read MorePalestine Legal has released a new report analyzing trends in the censorship of the U.S. movement for Palestinian rights in 2020, in the context of the Trump administration’s crackdown on Palestine advocacy and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Palestine Legal responded to 213 incidents of suppression of U.S.-based Palestine advocacy over the course of 2020, totaling 1,707 suppression incidents between 2014 and 2020.
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 11, the Los Angeles Superior Court will hear arguments in a case where activists are urging the court not to force the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to publicize the names of presenters at the 2018 National Students for Justice in Palestine Conference. Learn how to join the court virtually here.
Read MoreLast week the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an Arkansas anti-boycott law violates the First Amendment, reversing the trial court's dismissal of an Arkansas newspaper's challenge to the law. The Arkansas Times was represented by the ACLU in this challenge. The decision is the first time a federal appeals court has decided on the constitutionality of anti-boycott laws.
Read MorePalestine Legal staff are participating in a number of events this winter on topics from anti-protest legislation to the impact of redefining antisemitism to silence Palestine advocacy. Stay tuned to this page for updates throughout the winter.
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