On April 3, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Assembly Bill 553 into law. This anti-discrimination measure, which makes Wisconsin the 25th state to enact anti-BDS legislation, prohibits any state agency or governmental unit from entering into a contract with those who boycott Israelis with the intent of inflicting harm on Israel.
This past week, students at the University of Michigan-Flint adopted an anti-Israel resolution making it the third Michigan campus to adopt a BDS (Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel) measure.
On March 20, the Wisconsin State legislature passed Assembly Bill 553—an anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel) bill that prohibits any state agency or other body in state government or local governmental units from adopting a rule, ordinance, policy, or procedure that involves the agency or governmental unit in a boycott of Israel or a person doing business in Israel or Israeli territory. In addition, the bill requires contracts between the state and nongovernmental entities to include a provision affirming that signatories are not, and will not engage in a prohibited boycott.
This week, students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) defeated a BDS measure by a margin of over 1,400 votes.
This February 25-26, the Louis D. Brandeis Center hosted its fifth annual National Law Student Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
The Louis D. Brandeis Center had been actively engaged in addressing these events, which had previously led to the imposition of discipline against Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
The Louis D. Brandeis Center announces Irwin Cotler as keynote speaker at its Fifth Annual National Law Student Leadership Conference
The Louis D. Brandeis Center announces Irwin Cotler as keynote speaker at its Fifth Annual National Law Student Leadership Conference
Anti-BDS legislation has gained traction in both Congress and state [...]
Stand With Us, on November 8th, posted an article urging support for Kenneth L. Marcus's recent nomination for the position of assistant secretary for civil rights in the U.S. Department of Education.
