Supreme Court rejects ACLU challenge to state laws banning anti-Israel boycotts
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(Worthy News) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place a lower court ruling upholding a state law restricting boycotts against Israel.
The American Civil Liberties Union had challenged the law, arguing it ran afoul of the First Amendment.
The ACLU brought the case on behalf of the Arkansas Times, which had contested a 2017 Arkansas law that says government contractors must pledge not to boycott Israel or else they must reduce their fees by 20%. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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