CAIR: Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas colleges sued over policies targeting protesters
Now, Students for Justice in Palestine at University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Houston have partnered with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to sue Abbott, the UT System and the UH System over the executive order and the schools’ implementation and enforcement of the order. The lawsuit claims Abbott is targeting students who are a part of these groups and that the executive order violates the First Amendment’s right to free speech.
CAIR-LA: Criticism from campus to Congress: A dark end to UCLA Chancellor Block’s tenure – Los Angeles Daily News
The Greater Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) has demanded that California Attorney General Rob Bonta “investigate the lack of response of UCPD (university police) and LAPD as the pro-Israel mob brutalized and terrorized students at the encampment.”
CAIR: Muslim Civil Rights Groups Sues Abbott, University Board Members Over Antisemitism Executive Order – The Texan
Filed in the Western District of Texas, CAIR is representing the groups Students for Justice in Palestine at both UH and UT Dallas, and the Democratic Socialists of America.
“The executive order plainly violates the First Amendment,” said Gadeir Abbas, CAIR’s national deputy litigation director. “Whether by police force or by expulsion, Texas cannot punish students for being on the right side of history.”
CAIR: Democratic donors warn Joe Biden that Gaza stance threatens re-election bid – Financial Times
“Bad, Bad, Bad, decision, on all levels, Pls reconsider,” Saban wrote in an email to White House senior officials last week. “There are more Jewish voters, who care about Israel, than Muslim voters that care about Hamas,” he added in comments that were criticised by the Council on American-Islamic Relations and other civil rights groups. A representative for Saban declined to comment.
CAIR-SFBA: UC Berkeley launches investigation into law professor on allegations of harassment during dinner – Daily Californian
The investigation follows a complaint filed by Afaneh to the campus Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination, or OPHD, against Fisk. According to a statement by Afaneh in a campaign email by the San Francisco Bay Area Office of Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR-SFBA, Afaneh alleges harassment and discrimination based on race and religion.
CAIR: ICC applies for arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant – UPI
Meanwhile, the Council of American-Islamic Relations, the country’s largest Muslim civil rights group, called on Biden not to interfere with ICC’s effort to prosecute the Israeli leaders.
“Just as President Biden recognized that the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against [Russian President] Vladimir Putin due to war crimes in Ukraine was ‘justified,’ the president should do the same now regarding the arrest warrant applications sought by the ICC prosecutor against Benjamin Netanyahu due to war crimes in Gaza,” the organization said.
CAIR: Biden blasts ICC’s call to arrest leaders of Israel, Hamas – Courthouse News Service
CAIR: ICC Move to Seek Warrants for War Crimes in Gaza Triggers a Backlash from US – IPS
CAIR: Biden says ICC move to prosecute Netanyahu is “outrageous”
On the opposite end of the US political spectrum, the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) pointed out in a statement that “Just as President Biden recognized that the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against [Russian President] Vladimir Putin due to war crimes in Ukraine was ‘justified,’ the president should do the same now regarding the arrest warrant applications sought by the ICC prosecutor against Benjamin Netanyahu due to war crimes in Gaza.” The country’s largest Muslim civil rights group also said Biden should not interfere with ICC’s effort to prosecute the Israeli leaders.
CAIR-SFBA: Students address SSU president’s controversial retirement – Northern California Public Media
Others have condemned Lee’s dismissal.
That includes Zahra Billoo, president of the Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
She called Lee’s dismissal a “deeply troubling development that underscores the pervasive climate of intolerance and suppression faced by those who dare to advocate for Palestinian rights.”
CAIR-SFBA: Sonoma State leader resigns after announcing unapproved deal with student protesters – Higher Ed Dive
CAIR: Navigating Healthcare In The US: A Muslim’s Guide To Advocacy – MuslimMatters
You can also look for legal support in dire situations from Muslim Advocacy Law Groups such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations.