Maryland, Palestine
UMD Pro-Palestine Group Can Hold Event on Oct. 7, Judge Rules
UMD President Darryll Pines said the school revoked approval for the Students for Justice in Palestine event based on the recommendation of campus police.
Federal judge sides with UMD students to hold previously canceled protest on Oct. 7
The students of SJP described the event as an interfaith vigil to be held on the university’s College Park campus on Oct. 7, intended to mourn lives lost in Israel’s purported “genocide" in Gaza, according to the court's opinion.
Court allows pro-Palestine group to hold on campus vigil, defying University of Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A student group took the University of Maryland to court and won, with the court ruling that administrators had violated Students for Justice in Palestine's First Amendment rights by canceling the group's vigil scheduled for Oct. 7.
Judge clears way for U-Md. pro-Palestinian group’s vigil on Oct. 7
This ruling allows the U-Md. chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine to hold its vigil and educational activities on McKeldin Mall on Oct. 7, despite university officials’ security concerns.
Judge rules UMD must allow pro-Palestinian students to hold Oct. 7 vigil
A federal judge ruled the University of Maryland must allow pro-Palestinian students to hold an interfaith vigil Oct. 7, the day marking one year since the Hamas attack in Israel. The group Students for Justice in Palestine sued UMD for civil rights violations after the school banned all student-run events for Oct.
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'Rubbing salt on 1,200 wounds' | Maryland leaders react to ruling that UMD students can hold Oct. 7 vigils
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UMD police chief talks security woes in federal hearing over UMD's canceled Oct. 7 protest
Lawsuit filed against UMD for cancellation of Oct. 7 vigil. On Sept. 1, the University of Maryland told student organizers ...
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Court Rules U of Maryland Must Host Student Events on Oct. 7
Administrators had banned Students for Justice in Palestine from hosting a prayer vigil, which a federal judge ruled was ...
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University of Maryland Can’t Ban Anti-Israel Group From Hosting Campus Protest on October 7, Judge Rules
The College Park campus is just one of many universities grappling with anti-Israel demonstrations planned for the ...