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Al Jazeera Staff

ACLU asks top US court to review law against boycotting Israel

Amnesty International and other rights groups have accused Israel of committing apartheid against Palestinians [File: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP]

Washington, DC — A top civil rights group in the United States has asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s ruling that upheld an Arkansas state law penalising companies that boycott Israel.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a petition on Thursday asking the top court to take up the case, arguing the Appeals Court decision violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution, which protects the right to free speech.

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