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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered public universities in the state to shut down campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) due to their ties to Hamas. However, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is urging universities not to comply, arguing that silencing students' protected speech violates the First Amendment and is unlawful. Critics claim that the order is unconstitutional and violates the free speech rights of the pro-Palestinian student groups.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accuses pro-Palestine students of "material support to terrorism" https://t.co/3eREanZUBr https://t.co/wPHSZe8nP0
Vivek Ramaswamy hits Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for ordering state universities to ban pro-Palestinian student groups: “These student groups are dead wrong in their beliefs, but part of what it means to live in the USA … is that we do embrace the free and open exchange of ideas.” https://t.co/LBWcvRlTiS
Universities that defend free speech for Hamas supporters have not always supported it for other groups https://t.co/D8CyDedgwf
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered pro-Palestinian student groups at Florida universities to shut themselves down. https://t.co/JqqAWdjtcn
The steadfast, non-partisan free speech group @TheFIREorg writes a scathing letter to the President of the Univ. of South Florida, insisting that the school ignore Gov. DeSantis' order to ban a pro-Palestinian group, arguing the order is a blatant violation of the 1st Amendment: https://t.co/9yICOXiIeV
Florida Orders Closure of Students for Justice in Palestine Over Hamas Support - https://t.co/qVqgdxDe3U
FIRE urges Florida public universities *not to comply* with any state order to derecognize campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine due to the groups’ views or ties to the national org. Silencing students’ protected speech violates the First Amendment & is unlawful.
After @NationalSJP stated that “Palestinian students in exile are PART of this [Hamas] movement," @GovRonDeSantis has called to ban SJP from Florida campuses due to its material support for Hamas. Thank him for cracking down on terrorism: https://t.co/N2yVX9JGZN
Florida's order to shut down National Students for Justice in Palestine is clearly unconstitutional. https://t.co/JqqAWdk11V