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Is a boycott not a 1st Amendment protected activity? Does this law not go against every value this country supposedly stands for?
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Anonymous 9w

Blocking federal funding doesn’t technically violate the first amendment :/ they’re still legally allowed to boycott Israel and they’re not getting legally punished (arrested, charged, fined, etc) for it

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Anonymous 9w

Iirc this is the same logic the civil rights act uses regarding universities. If it was found unconstitutional, other laws would probably also become unenforceable.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 9w

It sucks but it’s true

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 9w

That would be the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, which does make it a criminal offense. But it’s never been passed despite being proposed several times.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 9w

It comes down to the spirit of the law over the letter of the law, a block of federal funding is a punishment and a boycott is protected speech. If there was a less corrupt Supreme Court this would have a good chance of winning a hypothetical case.

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