Dershowitz, 17 Other Law Professors, Team Up in Support of Texas Anti-BDS Law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Supporters of the "Boycott Divest Sanction" movement against Israel argue that anti-BDS laws, such as the one in Texas, violate the First Amendment.
53% : Were the Fifth Circuit to hold the law in violation of the First Amendment, a large number of federal and state laws that bar private businesses from discriminating against other persons and businesses based on race, gender, national origin, sexual identity, sexual preference, and familial status might be in jeopardy.
42% : Moreover, foreign sanctions laws, like those against Russia and Iran, would be called into question: if refusing to do business is protected speech, then choosing to do business with a particular country to show political support would also be protected."Arguments that anti-BDS laws violate the Constitution threaten to put Jews outside the protection of anti-discrimination principles," Prof. Kontorovich said.

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