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Pro-Palestine Activists Win $100K Settlement From University of Maryland (truthout.org)

submitted 4 months ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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A pro-Palestine student activist group at University of Maryland (UMD) has won a $100,000 settlement from the university in a lawsuit stemming from administrators’ blocking of students’ vigil for Gaza last year.

Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved the settlement on Wednesday, marking a win for student pro-Palestine advocates after a judge issued a preliminary injunction in their favor last year.

According to Palestine Legal, a group representing the students, this is the largest financial penalty ever levied on a university for violating the free speech rights of students advocating for Palestinian rights.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 9 points 4 months ago

Not nearly compensatory, but the precedent matters.