SUCCESS: Department of Education Office for Civil Rights States George Washington University May Have Discriminated Based on Palestinian National Origin

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SUCCESS: Department of Education Office for Civil Rights States George Washington University May Have Discriminated Based on Palestinian National Origin

On January 17th, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights and George Washington University (GW) entered into a resolution agreement ending a years-long investigation into possible Title VI violations at the University.

The agreement, which resolved two Title VI complaints—one filed on behalf of Palestinian students by Palestine Legal alleging anti-Palestinian discrimination, and another filed by Israel advocacy group StandWithUs alleging antisemitism—states that GW “may have treated [a pro-Palestine student] differently on the basis of shared ancestry[.]”

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Civil Rights Groups, Emory SJP Address Federal Recognition of Hostile Environment Concerns At Emory University

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Civil Rights Groups, Emory SJP Address Federal Recognition of Hostile Environment Concerns At Emory University

Emory Students for Justice in Palestine (ESJP), the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), and Palestine Legal today addressed the announcement and resolution by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The resolution sets out several substantive remedial measures Emory University must take after OCR identified important Title VI compliance concerns at the University for alleged harassment of students based on their Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and Black identities.

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Palestine Legal Stands in Solidarity with Advisory Board Member Katherine Franke in the Face of Attacks by Columbia University

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Palestine Legal Stands in Solidarity with Advisory Board Member Katherine Franke in the Face of Attacks by Columbia University

Palestine Legal issued a statement in response to law professor and Palestine Legal advisory board member Katherine Franke's announcement regarding the end of her career at Columbia Law School.

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Palestine Legal Sends Letter Demanding Dept of Ed Address Anti-Palestinian Discrimination and Protect Free Speech in Advance of Incoming Trump Administration

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Palestine Legal Sends Letter Demanding Dept of Ed Address Anti-Palestinian Discrimination and Protect Free Speech in Advance of Incoming Trump Administration

In advance of the incoming Trump administration, we urge the Office for Civil Rights to take immediate corrective measures to ensure that universities address anti-Palestinian discrimination and harassment and protect free speech and academic freedom.

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Civil Rights Orgs Warn Pomona College Unprecedented Suspensions of Students Are Unlawful, ‘Punishes the Act of Protest Itself’

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Civil Rights Orgs Warn Pomona College Unprecedented Suspensions of Students Are Unlawful, ‘Punishes the Act of Protest Itself’

Five legal organizations including Palestine Legal, the Asian Law Caucus, the Center for Protest Law and Litigation, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, and the National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles sent a letter to Pomona College today warning the school that its unprecedented suspensions of a group of students for the remaining 2024-2025 academic year without due process violated First Amendment principles and California law. 

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Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights Condemn US Designation of Palestine Advocacy Group as Genocide Escalates

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Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights Condemn US Designation of Palestine Advocacy Group as Genocide Escalates

Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights condemn the addition of Samidoun to its “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” list. This action — a politically-motivated decision to criminalize the organization without due process — is the latest evidence that the US is doing more to try to shut down opposition to a genocide than to stop the genocide itself.

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Statement by Two Palestinian Students Who Have Faced Severe University Retaliation for Protesting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

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Statement by Two Palestinian Students Who Have Faced Severe University Retaliation for Protesting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Palestine Legal is sharing two powerful statements from student clients who have faced severe university retaliation for speaking out in support of Palestinian freedom in the past year. 

These statements were previously commissioned by a news outlet, but the editors chose not to include them, following a decades-long pattern of mainstream outlets favoring pro-Israel viewpoints over Palestinian voices. 

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