Law as a Tool: Litigating for Palestine [Hybrid]

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Sponsored by Palestine Legal.

Over the past year, universities, employers and government officials have been engaging in a McCarthyite crackdown on advocacy for Palestinian rights. But activists are fighting back -- with help from movement lawyers! From challenging the Biden administration's complicity in genocide, to suing Columbia for unlawfully suspending the Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace chapters, movement lawyers are using litigation as a tool to defend those at the frontlines of the movement. Join panelists, who cumulatively have brought over 40 Palestine-related lawsuits since October 7 2023, as they speak on the successes and challenges of litigating Palestine in the courtroom -- and learn how you can help the movement at this critical time.

SPEAKERS

Radhika Sainath (Attorney at Palestine Legal)
Maria LaHood (Attorney at CCR)
Jonathan Wallace (NLG member)
Mark Kleiman (NLG member)
Noura Erakat (Moderator)

DETAILS

DATE/TIME:
Saturday November 2, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT

LOCATION:
Hamilton Ballroom

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