CAIR Sues U. of Missouri for Banning Mizzou SJP from Homecoming Parade, Citing Free Speech скачать в хорошем качестве

CAIR Sues U. of Missouri for Banning Mizzou SJP from Homecoming Parade, Citing Free Speech

“President Choi denied Mizzou SJP’s application to participate in the parade because he did not want anti-genocide messages displayed at the Homecoming Parade,” said Ahmad Kaki, staff attorney at CAIR National. “Choi’s decision to forbid pro-Palestine messages while permitting other political messages is viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment.” “We reject Dr. Choi’s dehumanizing portrayal of Palestinians and their allies as violent or ‘disturbing’. This pathetic attempt at justifying an attack on free speech is just another example of the same rhetoric used to justify the slaughter of at least 62,000 Palestinians in Gaza using U.S.-made weapons provided by our tax dollars,” said Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine. “Any university leader who is more disturbed by those protesting genocide than the actual genocide itself has no place leading others at any institution, much less an educational one.” “MSJP’s exclusion from the 2024 Homecoming Parade was a blatant violation of the First Amendment,” said Gadeir Abbas, Deputy Litigation Director at CAIR National. “In addition to seeking relief from the court for that constitutional violation, we are also demanding that the University not repeat its mistake by excluding Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine again in this year’s parade.”