�鶹��ýIOS Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants – Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip

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�鶹��ýIOS Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants – Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip

Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Apr. 16, 2019

Amici: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Institute for Free Speech

Amici argued that the district court erred in finding that Arkansas’ anti-BDS legislation — which requires anyone entering into a contract with the state government to pledge not to boycott Israel — did not violate the First Amendment rights of the Arkansas Times, which refused to sign the pledge. �鶹��ýIOS and IFS argued that the type of boycott targeted by Arkansas’ law is a political boycott protected by the First Amendment.