On Tuesday, September 16, attorneys with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will deliver oral arguments in federal district court in Kansas City, Missouri, on a motion for apreliminary injunction in Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine’s lawsuit against University Chancellor and Missouri School System President Dr. Mun Choi. This hearing regards Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine’s prohibition from participating in Mizzou’s 2025 Homecoming Parade.
Washington, D.C., based CAIR filed the lawsuit last month over the 2024 ban.
WHEN: Tuesday, September 16, 1 PM
WHERE: Charles Evans Whittaker U.S. Courthouse, 400 E. 9th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106 Courtroom 8C
CONTACT: Ahmad Kaki, CAIR Staff Attorney, (202) 640-4935, akaki@cair.com; CAIR National Senior Litigation Attorney Gadeir Abbas 720-251-0425, gabbas@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com
Video: CAIR Sues U. of Missouri for Banning Mizzou SJP from Homecoming Parade, Citing Free Speech
BACKGROUND
Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine, a registered student organization at the University of Missouri, applied to participate in the annual homecoming parade hosted by the University. Just three days before the parade, President Choi sent an email to Mizzou SJP notifying them that he personally denied their application, citing the behavior of students at other universities. President Choi’s decision continues a disturbing trend of silencing pro-Palestine, anti-genocide voices by universities across the country.
MSJP applied to be in the Homecoming Parade this year but was again denied by the University.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@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