American Studies Association and its leaders sued over Israel boycott
April 20, 2016
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The American Studies Association (ASA) was the first significant-sized faculty association to implement the academic boycott of Israel.
A lawsuit just filed by several distinguished members challenges the ASA boycott, seeks damages against individual officers and National Council members who advanced the boycott, as well as injunctive relief, arguing that ASA exceeded its purpose defined under its constitution and bylaws. A copy of the Complaint is embedded at the end of this post.
The lawsuit could serve as a model for litigation against other faculty organizations which have been hijacked by anti-Israel activists.