An Israeli government-funded law firm has partnered with a Florida lawyer to demand a federal investigation into University of California, Berkeley, alleging that the university’s recognition of the First Amendment rights of students who stand in solidarity with Palestine violates civil rights laws.
Read MorePalestine Legal recently published a new two-page resource on anti-BDS legislation and the right to boycott. At a time when the right to boycott is under attack from rightwing lawmakers, and the Supreme Court is considering weighing in on the constitutionality of these laws, this new resource aims to provide advocates with information and tools to bolster our rights to protest and dissent.
Read MoreWe are sharing this statement from our client, George Washington University sophomore and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) president Lance Lokas, who was forced to testify in two hearings last Friday, December 2 after he and SJP were falsely charged with damaging a concrete bench outside of Hillel. Lance and SJP believe this is racist retaliation for a postering campaign critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
Read MoreGeorge Washington University is bringing disciplinary charges against GW Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and its student president for protesting an event held on campus featuring Doron Tenne, a former senior intelligence official in the Israeli military. The university initiated an investigation after pro-Israel students complained about the protest, and is now threatening SJP’s president with disciplinary probation. A conduct hearing on the matter is scheduled for this Friday.
Read MoreYesterday, Palestine Legal sent a letter urging the Department of Education to immediately open an investigation into Palestinian student Ahmad Daraldik’s civil rights complaint against Florida State University, which was filed over 19 months ago, on April 9, 2021.
Read MoreHere is a media roundup on Palestine Legal’s support for Berkeley law students in defense of their free speech rights. Law students at the University of California at Berkeley continue to face threats and attacks because of their commitment not to host speakers who support Israeli apartheid.
Read MoreAfter a year of retaliating against university staff for providing support to Palestinian students who were grieving Israeli state violence last spring, George Washington University is effectively shutting down an office that provides services for students experiencing trauma.
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