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Court Throws Out Emotional Distress Lawsuit Brought by Jewish Student Over UNLV Anti-Israel Protests

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07.05.2025

Free Speech

Eugene Volokh | 5.7.2025 9:57 AM

From Gerwaski v. Nevada ex rel. Bd. of Regents, decided Monday by Chief Judge Andrew Gordon (D. Nev.):

Plaintiff Corey Gerwaski sues the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), its president, and several advocacy organizations. Gerwaski alleges that demonstrations on the UNLV campus caused him mental anguish, violated his constitutional rights, and caused him to lose his job at the UNLV library. Gerwaski also sues AJP Educational Foundation, doing business as American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), and the UNLV chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP-UNLV) for aiding and abetting terrorism and for intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED)….

AMP is a nonprofit organization incorporated in California and headquartered in Virginia. It is "dedicated to advancing the movement for justice in Palestine by educating the American public about Palestine and its rich cultural, historical and religious heritage through grassroots mobilization and advocacy."

Gerwaski alleges that AMP controls the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) group, of which SJP-UNLV is an affiliate. He further claims that AMP uses NSJP "to operate a propaganda machine for Hamas and its affiliates across American college campuses to influence, wreak havoc and intimidate Jewish students on university campuses across the Nation." According to Gerwaski, NSJP supports Hamas, justifies Hamas's terroristic activities through its rhetoric and messaging, and perceives itself as a part of the group. Hamas, in turn, allegedly welcomes support from NSJP and its affiliates and encourages them to be........

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