Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jan. 31, 2018
Judge halts law precluding boycotts of Israel
Laws precluding state employees or contractors from participating in boycotts on goods that originate from Israel’s economy have spread across the country, with 24 states passing laws on the subject since the beginning of 2015, but a federal judge in Kansas put that state’s version of the law on hold Tuesday with a preliminary injunction.
Laws precluding state employees or contractors from participating in boycotts on goods that originate from Israel have spread across the U.S., with 24 states issuing legislation or executive orders on the subject since 2015, but a federal judge in Kansas put that state’s law on hold Tuesday with a preliminary injunction.
“The Supreme Court has held that the First Amendment protects the right to participate in a boycott like the one ...
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