Common Dreams – Student Groups and Civil Rights Organizations Applaud Dismissal Of Lawsuit Seeking To Chill Student Speech Settlement Agreement Requires Dismissal Of Lawsuit Targeting Arab And Muslim Student Activists – 14 July 2012

SAN FRANCISCO – July 13 – A settlement agreement terminating a federal lawsuit against UC Berkeley is a victory for free speech, say civil rights advocates and student groups Students for Justice in Palestine (Cal SJP), the Muslim Student Association (Cal MSA), the Asian Law Caucus (ALC), the National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLGSF), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and the Council on American-Islamic Relations San Francisco Bay Area (CAIR-SFBA).