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A Ron DeSantis-backed “deactivation” of a pro-Palestinian group on Florida college campuses appears to run into a problem: the First Amendment. Politico reported Tuesday: The report cites a memo from the chancellor stating that, after the Hamas terror attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, the National Students for Justice in Palestine released a “toolkit” that referred to the attacks as “the resistance.
But the ban seems to run afoul of constitutional protections by which government actors like the DeSantis administration are bound, no matter how odious the speech in question. Looking more closely at that state law, it defines “material support or resources” as: It’s unclear from the memo, which doesn't provide the above statutory language, that the group has reached that level of material support.
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Israel war: DeSantis directs Florida colleges to shut down pro-Palestinian student groupJeremiah Poff is an education and culture reporter for the Washington Examiner. A Virginia native, he previously worked for the Cardinal Newman Society, the Department of Education, and the College Fix. He graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2019 with a degree in journalism and a minor in human life studies.
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Florida's DeSantis bans pro-Palestinian student groupFlorida’s university system, working with Governor Ron DeSantis, ordered colleges on Tuesday to shut down a pro-Palestinian student organization, marking the first U.S. state to outlaw the group whose national leadership backed Hamas' attack on Israel.
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In 'Disgraceful' Assault on Free Speech, DeSantis Bans Pro-Palestinian Student Group'How is this not a blatant First Amendment violation?' asked one incredulous law professor.
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Senate passes Kennedy amendment protecting veterans’ Second Amendment rightsThe Senate voted in favor of an amendment introduced by Sen. John Kennedy that protects veterans' Second Amendment rights when the VA steps in to manage their financial benefits.
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ACLU says Trump gag order in DC election interference case violates First AmendmentThe ACLU, a frequent critic of Trump, said that the gag order in special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case runs afoul of the First…
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ACLU says Trump gag order in DC election interference case violates First AmendmentThe ACLU, a frequent critic of Trump, said that the gag order in special counsel Jack Smith's election interference case runs afoul of the First Amendment.
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