Did Texas Police Violate First Amendment Rights of Pro-Palestine Protesters?
by The Texas Observer
The Texas Observer— On Wednesday, police arrested 57 people, including one journalist, on charges of criminal trespassing on the University of Texas at Austin’s campus during a protest against Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza and the university’s investments in weapons manufacturing. In a statement to the Observer, a UT-Austin spokesperson said that about half of those arrested were […]
San Antonio Current—War of Words: Did UTSA violate pro-Palestinian protesters' First Amendment rights?. The University of Texas at San Antonio has been the site pro-Palestinian protests over recent weeks as student activists demand the administration divest from companies doing business with the Israeli government. Although UTSA's demonstrations have remained overwhelmingly peaceful, activists told the Current that an unidentified administrator warned students and organizers from the Party for Socialism and Liberation ahead of the campus' Wednesday, April 24, protest that the school...
WKBN.com—First Amendment professor breaks down rights of protesters. Kobil has taught “Con Law” at Capital for 37 years.
WKBN.com—What to know about pro-Palestine university protests, from Texas to California. A wave of pro-Palestinian protest grew even larger Wednesday as college students around the country marched, camped out and in some cases were taken into police custody.