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“Dangerous precedent for free speech”: NJ Gov. Chris Christie signs law punishing boycotts of Israel
salon.com
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed bipartisan-backed legislation that will punish groups that endorse a boycott of Israel in protest of its violations of Palestinian human rights.
Christie... signed the bill on Tuesday.
It requires the New Jersey government to identify companies that support a boycott of Israel, raising fears that it would create a “blacklist” of institutions that back the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, movement.
Under the new law, the State Investment Council, which manages more than $80 billion in pension assets, is legally obligated to divest from these blacklisted companies.
Legal groups say the legislation is likely unconstitutional.
“New Jersey’s newly enacted anti-BDS law is designed to deny entities their First Amendment right to express their political opinions,” Katherine Gallagher, a senior attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, told Salon.
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