Anissa Hassouna

CAIR Welcomes Federal Judge's Ruling That Texas Anti-BDS Law Violates Client's Free Speech Rights

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Saturday, January 29, 2022

Nevertheless, speecheven speech that upsets other segments of the populationis protected by the First Amendment unless it escalates into violence and misconduct."

Key Points: 
  • Nevertheless, speecheven speech that upsets other segments of the populationis protected by the First Amendment unless it escalates into violence and misconduct."
  • "State lawmakers should note this decision," said CAIR National Litigation and Civil Rights Director Lena Masri.
  • Abbas noted that CAIR won a landmark legal victory in 2019 in a lawsuit over a previous version of the current law.
  • Today, CAIR called a proposed bill in Georgia to implement a similar anti-BDS law "a doomed effort" after a court ruled the original version of the law was unconstitutional.