Israel Archives - Above the Law https://abovethelaw.com/tag/israel/ A Legal Web Site – News, Insights, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law School, Law Suits, Judges and Courts Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:57:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 208237768 Biglaw Associate Fired For Denouncing Gaza Bombing Loses Key Part Of Lawsuit https://abovethelaw.com/2024/12/biglaw-associate-fired-over-gaza-loses-lawsuit/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:30:31 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1078355 No, law firms don't have to employ you if they disagree with your speech.

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]]> 1078355 Biglaw Firm Sued For Revoking Offer To Arab-American Who Condemned Gaza Bombing https://abovethelaw.com/2024/06/biglaw-firm-sued-for-firing-over-palestinian-support/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:45:00 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1064424 Firms took a broad swath when cutting ties with lawyers over Gaza... this lawsuit alleges one firm went too broad.

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]]> 1064424 Federal Law Clerks Break Their Silence To Anonymously Comment On War In Gaza https://abovethelaw.com/2024/05/federal-law-clerks-break-their-silence-to-anonymously-comment-on-war-in-gaza/ Thu, 30 May 2024 17:15:09 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1063737 In a rare moment, federal law clerks risk their jobs to speak out on the conflict in the Middle East.

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]]> 1063737 Elite Biglaw Firm Adopts Tougher Background Checks For New Hires Amid Campus Protests https://abovethelaw.com/2024/05/elite-biglaw-firm-adopts-tougher-background-checks-for-new-hires-amid-campus-protests/ Thu, 09 May 2024 17:13:27 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1057830 The prestigious law firm will use a stricter vetting process for its new associates to root out bias and antisemitism.

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]]> 1057830 TikTok Plans To Fight Censorship, Mouthy Politicians Make It Very Easy For Them https://abovethelaw.com/2024/05/tiktok-plans-to-fight-censorship-mouthy-politicians-make-it-very-easy-for-them/ Tue, 07 May 2024 21:16:32 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1057248 Mitt said the quiet part out loud.

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]]> 1057248 On Law Schools, Israel, And Antisemitism https://abovethelaw.com/2023/11/on-law-schools-israel-and-antisemitism/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:32:47 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1014054 We must stand against Hamas’s terrorism targeting both Israelis and Palestinians. We must unite.

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]]> 1014054 New York Public Defender Resigns After Being Caught On Camera Tearing Down Posters Of Israeli War Hostages https://abovethelaw.com/2023/11/new-york-public-defender-resigns-after-being-caught-on-camera-tearing-down-posters-of-israeli-war-hostages/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:17:09 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1012605 A video of the public defender tearing down Israeli hostage posters went viral, and people were calling for her to be fired. Instead, she resigned.

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]]> 1012605 DeSantis Cares More About Popularity Than The First Amendment https://abovethelaw.com/2023/10/desantis-cares-more-about-popularity-than-the-first-amendment/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:14:07 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1009089 Free speech should not look like kicking Palestinians off campus.

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]]> 1009089 Defense Stock Surge In Wake Of Israel-Hamas Conflict Defies Broader Market, Has Some Staying Power https://abovethelaw.com/2023/10/defense-stock-surge-in-wake-of-israel-hamas-conflict-defies-broader-market-has-some-staying-power/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:43:15 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1008333 Eisenhower's warning remains as prescient as it was in 1961.

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]]> 1008333 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: NYU Doesn’t Have An SBA Anymore https://abovethelaw.com/2023/10/here-today-gone-tomorrow-nyu-doesnt-have-an-sba-anymore/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:46:17 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1008549 Did not expect that to happen.

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