Abby Martin Wont Sign Israel Loyalty Oath Sues Georgia For Trying To Make Her
Journalist, filmmaker and Empire Files host Abby Martin refused to sign a proIsrael pledge which promised to not participate or advocate the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. She was asked to sign the oath in January, 2020 when she was set to deliver a keynote speech at Georgia Southern University. When she refused, her talk was canceled. In February, 2020 Martin, together with the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations (CAIR) and the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF), filed a federal freespeech lawsuit against the University System of Georgia, for the unconstitutionality of its decision. The law suit reads that, The Board of Regents of the University System of conditioned an invitation to speak at an academic conference on the Plaintiff agreeing in writing to abandon her First Amendmentprotected journalism about and political advocacy for the rights of Palestinians.
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