Pro-Palestinian student group sues DeSantis over ‘deactivation’
by Ed Pilkington from on (#6GEAQ)
Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine say order by Republican governor violates their free speech rights
A pro-Palestinian student group in Florida is suing the state's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, and the university system for trying to deactivate" it in a manner that violates the students' free speech rights.
The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (UF SJP) filed the suit on Thursday in a federal court in Gainesville. It calls on the court to block what amounts to one of the first attempts in the US to silence a pro-Palestinian student group amid the roiling fallout of the Israel-Hamas war on American campuses.
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