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      CUNY Law Student Faces Bipartisan Attack for Criticizing Israel in Commencement Speech

      “Palestine can no longer be the exception to our pursuit of justice,” CUNY student Fatima Mohammed said during her May 12 remarks.

      Michael Arria
      Jun 02, 2023

      Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are attacking the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law over remarks made by one of its commencement speakers.

      During her speech on May 12, CUNY student Fatima Mohammed said the school had taught her how to implement the law for the cause of human rights.

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      Digital Rights Groups Applaud US Supreme Court for Protecting Free Speech Online

      "Today's decisions should be commended for recognizing that the rules we apply to the internet should foster free expression, not suppress it," said the deputy director of ACLU's National Security Project.

      Kenny Stancil
      May 18, 2023

      Civil liberties advocates on Thursday praised the U.S. Supreme Court for a pair of unanimous rulings that they say uphold the right to free speech on online platforms.

      The high court's decisions in Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google represent "a win for free expression on the internet," the ACLU tweeted.

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      Children use laptops in a classroom.​

      ACLU, Allies Warn Internet Bills 'Would Undermine Free Speech, Privacy, and Security'

      While these bills' supporters aim to hold tech giants accountable for not protecting vulnerable communities, one expert warned, "increasing censorship and weakening encryption would not only be ineffective at solving these concerns, it would in fact exacerbate them."

      Jessica Corbett
      May 04, 2023

      As the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee considered a series of bills on Thursday, the ACLU and other digital rights advocates warned against federal legislation that would promote censorship, disincentivize protecting users with strong encryption, and expand law enforcement access to personal data.

      A trio of ACLU policy experts sent a letter to the committee about three bills: the Cooper Davis Act, the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act, and the Strengthening Transparency and Obligation to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act.

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