Court reverses UMD decision to ban Students for Justice in Palestine from holding Oct. 7 event
A federal court has granted the University of Maryland branch of Students for Justice in Palestine the right to hold a previously scheduled Oct. 7 event. The decision comes after the school canceled the event,
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.
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 restores University of Maryland students’ ability to host Oct. 7 vigil
A student group at the University of Maryland can go ahead with a previously planned event commemorating the anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel after administration officials revoked their ability to hold the vigil,
'Rubbing salt on 1,200 wounds' | Maryland leaders react to ruling that UMD students can hold Oct. 7 vigils
Planning was underway Wednesday just a day after a judge ruled that UMD group "Students for Justice In Palestine (SJP)" could go ahead with their planned vigil, saying a cancellation would be a violation of the group's first amendment rights. UMD officials confirmed Tuesday they would honor the court's ruling.
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 “neither viewpoint- nor content-neutral.”
U of Maryland must let pro-Palestinian student group hold an Oct. 7 event, judge rules
The school violated the free speech rights of Students for Justice in Palestine by revoking its permit, according to the ruling.
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 anniversary of Hamas’s massacre.
Judge rules to allow Palestinian student group to host vigil on Oct. 7 at the University of Maryland
A judge from the U.S. District Court of Maryland has ruled to allow the pro-Palestinian student group, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), to hold an event on Oct. 7 at the University of Maryland (UMD),
Community members react to University of Maryland ruling on October 7 event
A U.S. District Court in Maryland judge has ruled that an event hosted by the University of Maryland Students for Justice in ...
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Federal court reverses ban on pro-Palestinian vigil at U. Maryland
UMaryland must permit Students for Justice in Palestine’s Oct. 7 vigil, after a judge overturned the university’s ...
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University of Maryland SJP chapter gets go-ahead for Oct. 7 event, despite initial cancellation
Federal judge rules in group’s favor on free speech grounds; Gov. Wes Moore: ‘Oct. 7 inappropriate date for such an event’ ...