UMD Pro-Palestine Group Can Hold Event on Oct. 7, Judge Rules
UMD President Darryll Pines said the school revoked approval for the Students for Justice in Palestine event based on the recommendation of campus police.
Court reverses UMD decision to ban Students for Justice in Palestine from holding Oct. 7 event
A federal court has granted the University of Maryland branch of Students for Justice in Palestine the right to hold a previously scheduled Oct. 7 event. The decision comes after the school canceled the event,
'Rubbing salt on 1,200 wounds' | Maryland leaders react to ruling that UMD students can hold Oct. 7 vigils
Planning was underway Wednesday just a day after a judge ruled that UMD group "Students for Justice In Palestine (SJP)" could go ahead with their planned vigil, saying a cancellation would be a violation of the group's first amendment rights. UMD officials confirmed Tuesday they would honor the court's ruling.
Federal judge sides with UMD students to hold previously canceled protest on Oct. 7
The students of SJP described the event as an interfaith vigil to be held on the university’s College Park campus on Oct. 7, intended to mourn lives lost in Israel’s purported “genocide" in Gaza, according to the court's opinion.
Judge rules UMD must allow pro-Palestinian students to hold Oct. 7 vigil
A federal judge ruled the University of Maryland must allow pro-Palestinian students to hold an interfaith vigil Oct. 7, the day marking one year since the Hamas attack in Israel. The group Students for Justice in Palestine sued UMD for civil rights violations after the school banned all student-run events for Oct.
Wes Moore against court decision to allow pro-Palestinian UMD event on Oct. 7
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) expressed his opposition to the decision of a federal court to allow a pro-Palestinian event at the University of Maryland on Oct. 7. The UMD branch of Students for Justice in Palestine was granted the right to demonstrate on First Amendment grounds after the university shut down the event.
Judge clears way for U-Md. pro-Palestinian group’s vigil on Oct. 7
A federal judge sided against the University of Maryland’s decision to cancel an Oct. 7 interfaith vigil by a Students for Justice in Palestine chapter.
Clinton-Appointed Judge Rules Pro-Palestinian Group Has ‘First Amendment’ Right To Host Oct. 7 Vigil
The University of Maryland (UMD) must allow a pro-Palestinian student group to host a vigil on Oct. 7, a district court
University of Maryland can’t cancel Oct. 7 vigil, federal judge rules
Spread the loveA federal judge has ruled that the University of Maryland cannot cancel a planned vigil scheduled for October 7th, 2023, in memory of a student who died by suicide in 2022. The vigil, organized by the student’s family and friends,
US judge allows October 7 Gaza vigil at University of Maryland to proceed
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland blocked the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) on Tuesday from prohibiting a planned October 7 vigil commemorating those
Judge rules to allow Palestinian student group to host vigil at University of Maryland
A judge from the U.S. District Court of Maryland has ruled to allow the pro-Palestinian student group, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), to hold an event on Oct. 7 at the University of Maryland (UMD),
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