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TexasTowelie

(112,141 posts) Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:01 PM Jan 2019

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Muslim group sues to block 'No Boycott of Israel' measure

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland's ban on contracting with businesses that boycott Israel tramples on the First Amendment rights of a software engineer who advocates for Palestinians, a Muslim civil rights group claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations' federal lawsuit seeks to block the state from enforcing an executive order that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed in October 2017.

The order requires contractors to certify in writing that they don't boycott Israel. The group's suit claims the order has an unconstitutional chilling effect on First Amendment-protected political advocacy supporting Palestine.

CAIR says 25 other states have enacted measures similar to Maryland's, through legislation or executive orders. CAIR attorney Gadeir Abbas said other federal lawsuits have challenged measures in Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas and Texas.

Read more: https://www.semissourian.com/story/2579438.html

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Muslim group sues to block 'No Boycott of Israel' measure (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2019 OP

Sure as hell does 'trample on First Amendment rights.' elleng Jan 2019 #1

Don't know which makes me want to hurl more Jake Stern Jan 2019 #3

I hope he wins and shuts this unconstitutional bullshit down Jake Stern Jan 2019 #2

elleng

(130,872 posts)

1. Sure as hell does 'trample on First Amendment rights.'

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:08 PM

Jan 2019

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)

3. Don't know which makes me want to hurl more

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:12 PM

Jan 2019

The unconstitutional order itself or the fact that it's being defended by a Dem AG.

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)

2. I hope he wins and shuts this unconstitutional bullshit down

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:11 PM

Jan 2019

McCarthyism should have died with McCarthy.

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