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.