MLFA Legal Experts at MASCON

MLFA will be at MAS ICNA on December 26. Join our legal experts for a few live sessions. All sessions will be located on Level 1 – S102A

Social Media Use in Civil Litigation | 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Topic: Posts on social media, including those in support of Palestine and other Muslims, caused backlash including harassment and for some loss of employment. We discuss remedies and risks for social media posts.

Presenter(s): Jinan Chehade – Civil Litigation Junior Staff Attorney & Arshia Ali-Khan – CEO

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International Students: Why “Free Speech” on University and College Campuses Feels Like a Trap for Noncitizens | 11:45AM – 12:30PM

Topic: The dire consequences for international students when DHS asserts politically charged opinions render those students removable from or inadmissible to the United States for material supporting of terrorism.

Presenter (s): Franchel Daniel – Immigration Litigation Staff Attorney & Arshia Ali-Khan – CEO

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Trends in National Security Prosecutions and their implications for Gaza political speech and activities | 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

Topic: Discuss takeaways and discoveries from key MLFA cases and what we think they mean for Gaza-related future prosecutions.

Presenter(s): Charlie Swift – Criminal Defense Department Head & Arshia Ali-Khan – CEO

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Whats a Threat? The criminalization of Muslim youth’s online speech | 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Topic: Discuss key MLFA cases as examples how online speech of Muslim youth has been criminalized and the legal lessons and implications for Gaza-related speech.

Presenter(s): Charlie Swift – Criminal Defense Department Head & Arshia Ali-Khan – CEO