On Monday, Sept. 30, attorneys representing the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Palestine Legal will present oral arguments before a federal court in Maryland on a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit of Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland’s (SJP) against the University of Maryland.
CAIR: Federal judge to hear arguments Monday over University of Maryland’s Oct. 7 vigil cancellation – Baltimore Post-Examiner
WHEN: Monday, September 30, at 10 AM
WHERE: 6500 Cherrywood Lane, Greenbelt, MD 20770, Federal Courthouse for the District of Maryland – Greenbelt Division, Courtroom 4C
CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Litigation Director Gadeir Abbas 720-251-0425, gabbas@cair.com; Palestine Legal Media, media@palestinelegal.org; CAIR Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry, zchaudry@cair.com, 410-971-6062; CAIR Maryland Outreach Coordinator Kim Syuardi, ksyuardi@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com
LIVESTREAM: https://www.facebook.com/CAIRNational
BACKGROUNDER:
Earlier this month, CAIR and Palestine Legal filed a lawsuit on behalf of University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine to challenge the university’s decision to cancel the group’s interfaith vigil to honor the lives lost during Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The lawsuit alleges that the University’s cancellation of the vigil violates the first amendment.
In addition to the lawsuit, CAIR and Palestine filed a preliminary injunction, seeking an order from the court to reinstate the October 7 vigil and prohibit any special rules governing speech on October 7. The court will hear arguments related to that preliminary injunction.
SEE: Groups Sue After University Of Maryland Cancels Vigil for Gaza on Oct. 7 (The Hill)
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com