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Pro-Palestinian Speech Is Still Free Speech

Republicans should remember that they have spent years railing against censorship on college campuses.

Reason

Tory politicians call for review of fast-track justice system 'against British values' after pensioner convicted over bill

Politicians wrote to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk urging him to review the Single Justice Procedure

Evening Standard

Children unlawfully handed criminal convictions in fast-track justice system

HM Courts and Tribunals admitted mistakes had been made within the secretive court system

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OPINION - The Standard View: The court system is not serving justice well

If justice delayed is justice denied, what of justice that takes place behind closed doors, with written appeals from vulnerable and elderly people left unread? An Evening Standard investigation has revealed the devastating impact of the single justice procedure (SJP), the fast-track court system used for low-level offences such as…

Evening Standard

Where’s the justice? Heart-rending letters from vulnerable are ignored under 'broken' court system

Standard investigation reveals appeals from the vulnerable and elderly not routinely looked at by prosecutors under controversial single justice procedure

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Pro-Palestinian student group sues DeSantis over ‘deactivation’

Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine say order by Republican governor violates its free speech rights

The Guardian - US

Florida Walks Back Order to Shut Down College Pro-Palestinian Groups

The change came after concerns were raised about "potential personal liability for university actors who deactivate the student registered organization," according to state officials.

Reason

Columbia Suspends Students for Justice in Palestine + Jewish Voice for Peace for Threats and Holding Unauthorized Event

From a statement today: Columbia University is suspending Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) as official student groups through the end of the fall term. This decision was made after the two groups repeatedly violated University policies related to holding campus events, culminating in…

Reason

Defending space for free discussion, empathy and tolerance on campus is a challenge during Israel-Hamas war

College and university campuses across the U.S. have seen polarization and unrest since the Israel-Hamas war began with the Hamas attack on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023. Students and faculty have held protests and rallies, argued on social media and signed statements, some of which have increased mistrust and…

The Conversation

US rights group urges colleges to protect free speech amid Israel-Gaza war

ACLU rejects calls for investigating Palestine solidarity student organisations, saying probes would ‘chill speech’.

Al Jazeera

‘The Palestine exception’: why pro-Palestinian voices are suppressed in the US

Americans are being fired and facing threats for speaking out. Lawyers fear it will get worse – but they are ready to defend against the onslaught

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis defends call to ban pro-Palestinian groups from Florida colleges

Governor claims groups said ‘they are part of this Hamas movement’ and violated state laws prohibiting antisemitism

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Advocacy in Support of Hamas vs. Illegal Material Support of Hamas

Whether Florida may order universities to derecognize Students for Justice in Palestine chapters would likely turn on whether there's evidence on sufficient coordination between them and the national SJP, and the national SJP and Hamas.

Al Jazeera

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis bans pro-Palestine student organisation

As fighting ratchets up in the Middle East, Palestinian activists in the US say they are experiencing growing hostility.

The Guardian - US

DeSantis seeks to ‘deactivate’ pro-Palestinian student groups in Florida

Governor accuses of undermining free speech after move against Students for Justice in Palestine in wake of Israel-Hamas war

The Guardian - AU

Netanyahu says war cabinet ‘working around the clock’ – as it happened

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Tensions surge at US universities as students rally over Israel-Hamas war

Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israel protests have come head to head on some campuses, raising concerns over student safety.

Marie Claire

Sarah Jessica Parker Adopts Her ‘And Just Like That’ Kitten, Shoe, IRL

His off-camera name is something entirely different, though.

Evening Standard

New Single Justice Procedure questions as woman given £300 bill in car insurance mix-up

A woman has been handed a legal bill of more than £300 for not paying for car insurance despite telling the court she had paid her bill in full, amid fresh concerns about magistrates handing out speedy convictions behind-closed-doors.

Evening Standard

Fresh criticism of Single Justice Procedure: ‘Fast-track hearing made our lives hell’

A woman and her brother were pushed to “breaking point” as their mother was fined for her vehicle as her health declined

Evening Standard

OPINION - The conveyor belt justice ‘unfair to the vulnerable’

Tristan Kirk, the Standard’s indefatigable courts correspondent, appeared on the BBC’s Today programme this morning while many of us were still in our slumbers.

Evening Standard

Fast-track court system ‘unfair to the vulnerable’

A controversial courts system for lower-level crimes has come under criticism by a leading barrister

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