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We, @CAIR_GA & @ThePCJF today announced the filing of an opening brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in our lawsuit against #Georgia's anti-#BDS law on behalf of journalist @AbbyMartin.

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In 2020, @AbbyMartin was invited to speak at a conference at Georgia Southern University. Before the conference, she was asked to sign a pledge not to boycott Israel. The reason for this ludicrous request? Georgia's anti-#BDS law. 2/6

.@AbbyMartin refused to sign the anti-free speech pledge, and the conference was cancelled. Following this incident, we, @CAIR_GA, and @ThePCJF filed suit on her behalf against the state of Georgia and its unconstitutional law. 3/6

Last year, we achieved a major victory in this case when a US District Court judge ruled that the law was unconstitutional. 4/6
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However, the court dismissed the claims against the specific GSU officials who enforced the contract oath on qualified immunity grounds. The rest of the case was eventually mooted by a legislative amendment signed by Gov. Kemp that to protect the law. 5/6

In the brief we just filed, we argue that the defendants in the case violated clearly established rules, and qualified immunity does not shield them from First and Fourteenth Amendment claims. Read our statement for more info. 6/6
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