ACLU sues DeSantis, Florida universities over ban of pro-Palestinian student groups
Posted on AllSides November 17th, 2023
From The Center
On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union challenged Florida’s ban on pro-Palestinian university groups, arguing in a federal lawsuit that the state is violating students’ free speech as tensions roil U.S. campuses over Israel’s war on Gaza. Last month, Florida’s university system, joined by Governor Ron DeSantis, ordered colleges to shut down chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a group at the center of U.S. campus activism since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. The lawsuit — against DeSantis, a 2024 Republican presidential hopeful, and several state university...
