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Additional Reading Materials for Session 4:

Confronting Antisemitism: How Can Attorneys Make a Difference?

 

1.https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2023/10/11/online-hate-surges-after-hamas-attacks-israel-social-media-gaza/71136336007/

2.https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/oct/13/social-media-bringing-antisemitic-ideas-to-new-generation-report-says

3.https://www.diverseeducation.com/students/article/15664303/survey-reveals-most-jewish-students-dissatisfied-with-universities-responses-to-antisemitism

4.Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of South Florida

5.Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida

6.Gov. DeSantis signs law cracking down Florida down on hate speech, says Florida ‘antisemitism’ led the way’ fighting antisemitism

7.Yitzchok Frankel et al., v. Regents of the University of California et al.

8.https://abcnews.go.com/US/groups-work-protect-jewish-americans-hamas-attack-israel/story?id=103840914

9.https://www.ajc.org/call-to-action

  1. Attorney General Moody Letter to Florida Colleges

11.https://www.adl.org/resources/report/antisemitic-environment-how-social-and-media-exposures-predict-antisemitic-beliefs

12.https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/social-justice/2022/may/antisemitism-social-media.html

13.https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/U.S.-National-Strategy-to-Counter-Antisemitism.pdf

14.https://en.huji.ac.il/news/addressing-surge-global-antisemitism-social-media-platforms

15.https://news.gallup.com/poll/646469/americans-show-heightened-concern-antisemitism.aspx

16.https://www.ajc.org/news/antisemitism-online-and-on-social-media-runs-rampant

17.https://today.uconn.edu/2023/01/combating-antisemitism-today-holocaust-education-in-the-era-of-twitter-and-tiktok-2/#

18.https://www.hillel.org/confronting-antisemitism/

19.https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jta/a-jewish-bagel-shop-in-detroit-closes-after-staff-walk-out-on-new-zionist-owner/article_8e290061-f567-5c90-a4d8-5dc524699ade.html

20.Eric Fingerhut’s Urgent Call to Defend Israel and Confront Antisemitism  https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-1/1/City%2520Club%2520December%25208%25202023%2520Final%2520for%2520distribution.pdf?v=1702312022

  1. Jewish Federations Advocate for Passage of Antisemitism Awareness Act HR6090 https://www.jewishfederations.org/fedworld/jewish-federations-460460
  2. The LawFare Project
  3. Leading Jewish Organizations and Law Firms Launch Legal Protection Helpline for Campus Antisemitism
  4. UCSB met with federal civil rights complaint for allegedly permitting harassment of A.S. President

 

Additional Reading Materials for Session 3:

Strategies for Managing Technology & Social Media: How Can Attorneys Navigate?

 

  1. Free Speech on Social Media – The complete Guide – Freedom forum https://www.freedomforum.org/free-speech-on-social-media/
  2. Cyberwell Shows European Leaders How to Combat Antisemitism on Social Media https://israel365news.com/392318/cyberwell-shows-european-leaders-how-to-combat-antisemitism-on-social-media/
  3. American Jewish Committee, Social Media, Gaming, and AI Companies Action Items;  https://www.ajc.org/call-to-action/social-media
  4. Supreme Court on NetChoice Cases: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-sidesteps-ruling-florida-texas-social-media/story?id=111405497#:~:text=The%20Supreme%20Court%20on%20Monday,authored%20by%20Justice%20Elena%20Kagan
  5. 11th Circuit Decision in Moody v. NetChoice; https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202112355.pdf
  6. Supreme Court Decision in Moody v. NetChoice: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-277_d18f.pdf
  7. X fka Twitter sues Nonprofit https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musks-x-corp-sues-nonprofit-group-tracks-hate-speech-rcna97511
  8. Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46751#:~:text=Section%20230%20of%20the%20Communications,users%20of%20interactive%20computer%20services
  9. Freedom Forum – Explanation of Section 230 https://www.freedomforum.org/what-is-section-230/
  10. Social Media Censorship and the Law https://www.findlaw.com/civilrights/enforcing-your-civil-rights/social-media-censorship-and-the-law.html
  11. Hate speech in social media: How platforms can do better https://news.umich.edu/hate-speech-in-social-media-how-platforms-can-do-better/
  12. Hate speech regulation on social media: An intractable contemporary challenge  https://researchoutreach.org/articles/hate-speech-regulation-social-media-intractable-contemporary-challenge/
  13. Online hate surges after Hamas attacks Israel. Why everyone is blaming social media https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2023/10/11/online-hate-surges-after-hamas-attacks-israel-social-media-gaza/71136336007/
  14. Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig on why AI and social media are causing a free speech crisis for the internet https://www.theverge.com/23929233/lawrence-lessig-free-speech-first-amendment-ai-content-moderation-decoder-interview

Additional Reading Materials for Session 2:

 

The Rise of Hate Crimes: How Should Attorneys Adapt?

 

1.https://www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/2022-hate-crimes-report-1228.final_.pdf

2.http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.085.html

3.https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes

4.https://criminaljustice.cityofnewyork.us/programs/ophc/#:~:text=The%20NYC%20Office%20for%20the,for%20victims%20and%20their%20communities.

5.https://law.justia.com/codes/florida/title-xlvi/chapter-775/section-775-085/#:~:text=(1)(a)%20The%20penalty,1.

6.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/nyregion/synagogues-swatting-antisemitism.html

7.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/alan-fi lion-swatting.html

8.https://lasd.org/transparency/hatecrime/

9.https://bjs.ojp.gov/topics/crime/hate-crime

10.https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/hate-crime

11. AJC’s Translate Hate visual glossary of antisemitic tropes, words, and symbols that hide in plain sight

12. AJC’s Call to Action Against Antisemitism in America, recommendations for law enforcement

13. A Law Enforcement Guide to Countering Antisemitism: Implementing the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism (created with the Secure Community Network, the National Sheriffs’ Association, and the Major County Sheriffs of America)

14. Background on the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

15. https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/sarasota-man-sentenced-federal-prison-leaving-threatening-voicemail-targeted-jewish

Additional Reading Materials for Session 1:

Hate Speech & 1st Amendment: 
What’s Protected and What’s Not?

 

1.     https://www.freedomforum.org/freedom-of-speech/

2.     https://www.freedomforum.org/free-speech-on-social-media/

3.     https://www.freedomforum.org/first-amendment-supreme-court-cases/

4.     www.Pen.org

5.     https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/the-ongoing-challenge-to-define-free-speech/the-ongoing-challenge-to-define-free-speech/

6.     https://www.flgov.com/2024/03/25/governor-desantis-signs-legislation-to-protect-children-and-uphold-parental-rights/

7.     https://www.thefire.org/

8.     https://apnews.com/article/education-florida-discrimination-campaigns-presidential-elections-942f021c3070e7d1cdfb59d2351b6a75#:~:text=TALLAHASSEE%2C%20Fla.,he%20called%20%E2%80%9Cpernicious%E2%80%9D%20ideology.

9.     https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-federal-law-draws-a-line-between-free-speech-and-hate-crimes

10.  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/opinion/campus-protests.html

11.  https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/educational-activities/first-amendment-activities

12.  https://www.ballardspahr.com/-/jssmedia/Files/BioAttachments/Tobin-Publications/Inglorious-Bastards-and-Other-Patriotic-Americans-ABA-June-2011.pdf?rev=19d91aa91c1a417ebcf7c02697622ad6&hash=166F982905A8A4B3670D8653E0BC6141

  1. Online Hate / Harassment Safety Guide: https://www.adl.org/online-hate-and-harassment-safety-guide
  2. Countering Antisemitism on Campus: https://notoleranceforantisemitism.adl.org/
  3. Workplace Hate and Antisemitism: https://www.adl.org/adl-at-work
  4. Free Speech on Campus: https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/hate-uncycled-free-speech.pdf

 

 

 


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