City University of New York (“CUNY”) professors learned that CUNY’s union issued an antisemitic resolution after October 7. Though six of the professors are no longer union members, under New York law, they are forced to still accept the union’s representation. The professors’ lawsuit seeks to vindicate their First Amendment rights so that they will not be required to be exclusively represented by a union that they believe discriminates against Zionist Jews.
StandWithUs’ brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the lawsuit discusses the rise in antisemitism nationwide. It focuses on examples of Jewish students who have been forced to adopt antisemitic viewpoints and speech, and teachers who have been subjected to antisemitic harassment.
StandWithUs gives tremendous thanks to pro bono attorney Yisrael Gelb, an accomplished appellate lawyer, who took the lead on drafting and filing this amicus brief.
StandWithUs is an international, non-partisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism. StandWithUs empowers and energizes students and communities with leadership training and educational programs on hundreds of college campuses, high schools, and middle schools. StandWithUs informs through social media, print and digital materials, films, weekly newsletters, and missions to Israel. StandWithUs takes legal action through the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the organization has chapters and offices throughout the U.S., Israel, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and Australia. More at www.standwithus.com.
