University Officials Beat Suit Over No-Israel-Boycott Clause

Georgia Southern University officials won dismissal Thursday of a civil rights suit over their enforcement of a Georgia law barring the state from entering into certain contracts unless the contractor agrees not to engage in a boycott of Israel.

The university officials are entitled to qualified immunity because they didn’t violate a clearly established constitutional right, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled.

Plaintiff Abby Martin is “unable to point to a case with materially similar facts that clearly establishes” that the anti-boycott clause was unconstitutional, the court said.

“In light of the fact that the Eighth ...