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    • Judge greenlights pro-Palestinian students’ free speech lawsuit against Texas colleges

    Judge greenlights pro-Palestinian students’ free speech lawsuit against Texas colleges

    Judge greenlights pro-Palestinian students’ free speech lawsuit against Texas colleges

    U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman wrote Monday that the groups are "likely to succeed" at proving the institutions’ executive order-informed policies chilled free speech and violated the First Amendment.But he dismissed the claims against some of the defendants, including the governor.

    Brown U suspends Students for Justice in Palestine chapter

    Brown U suspends Students for Justice in Palestine chapter

    One pro-Israel trustee, Joseph Edelman, resigned from the corporation before the vote, saying the fact that the university would even consider divestment was “morally reprehensible.”