Tagged: Free Speech

In Major Free Speech Victory, Federal Court Strikes Down Law that Punishes Supporters of…
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept

In Major Free Speech Victory, Federal Court Strikes Down Law that Punishes Supporters of…

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a Kansas law designed to punish people who boycott Israel is an unconstitutional denial of free speech. The ruling is a significant victory for free speech rights because the global campaign to criminalize, or otherwise legally outlaw, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement has been spreading rapidly in numerous political and academic centers in the U.S.

on January 31, 2018
Ruling: Kansas Law Targeting Israel Boycotts Chills Speech
Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press

Ruling: Kansas Law Targeting Israel Boycotts Chills Speech

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Kansas law barring state contractors from participating in boycotts against Israel, saying the state law violates their free speech rights. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree wrote in his decision that the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the "First Amendment protects the right to participate in a boycott like the one punished by the Kansas law."

on January 30, 2018
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on November 24, 2017
Coalition Chairman Threatens to Strip Citizenship of Israeli Activist Who Criticized Occupation
Jonathan Lis, Haaretz

Coalition Chairman Threatens to Strip Citizenship of Israeli Activist Who Criticized Occupation

In a further escalation of the backlash against the anti-occupation nonprofit B'Tselem after it addressed the UN Security Council, the chairman of the coalition said Friday that he will seek to have the citizenship of the group's CEO revoked.

on October 21, 2016
Cal Officials Reverse Course, Reinstate Controversial Class on Palestine
Raquel Maria Dillon, NBC Bay Area

Cal Officials Reverse Course, Reinstate Controversial Class on Palestine

Amid concerns about academic freedom, UC Berkeley has reinstated a student-led course on Palestine a week after administrators cancelled the class. Jewish activists had argued the 1-credit "DeCal" class promotes anti-Semitism and had a political agenda.

on September 21, 2016
Boycotts of Israel Are a Protected Form of Free Speech
The Times Editorial Board, The Los Angles Times

Boycotts of Israel Are a Protected Form of Free Speech

In recent months, a number of states have passed laws or taken other official actions to punish companies that participate in boycotts against Israel. California soon may do the same. But if it does, it will be making a mistake. You don’t have to support the so-called Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to be troubled when state governments in this country penalize...

on July 5, 2016
Free Speech and Justice: Defending the Rights of the BDS Movement
Omar Barghouti, Salon

Free Speech and Justice: Defending the Rights of the BDS Movement

Jana Tamimi, a 10-year-old journalist-in-the-making from the village of Nabi Saleh in the occupied Palestinian territory, asked me during the latest conference of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights held in Ramallah last April: “Given the terrible Israeli threats stacked against BDS lately, how can we keep the hope that it gives us alive?”

on June 30, 2016
New Jersey Becomes 11th State to Pass Anti-BDS Measure
Alex Kane, Mondoweiss

New Jersey Becomes 11th State to Pass Anti-BDS Measure

New Jersey became the latest state to pass legislation against the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement yesterday. By a 69-3 vote, the State Assembly passed a bill to prohibit pension fund investment in pro-boycott companies. The legislation had passed the State Senate in May by a 39-0 vote.

on June 28, 2016
Are State Boycotts of the Anti-Israel BDS Movement Constitutional?
Aidan Quigley, The Christian Science Monitor

Are State Boycotts of the Anti-Israel BDS Movement Constitutional?

The New Jersey state legislature is expected to pass legislation on Monday that will prevent the state from investing in companies that participate in the "boycott, divestment, and sanctions" movement against Israel, joining a growing number of states that already have similar regulations in place.

on June 27, 2016
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