Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine

It's the second time in a week that Missouri's Attorney General has announced an inquiry into an entity that has sparred with the UM System President.

Oral arguments are set to be heard Wednesday morning in the case of a University of Missouri student group that was excluded from marching in Mizzou Homecoming parades.

The University of Missouri is investigating MSJP's chalking of the phrase "From the river to the sea" as a potential Title VI violation.

The ruling filed Wednesday said Choi is not entitled to qualified immunity after he barred the Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine from participating in the 2024 Homecoming parade.

A federal judge ruled Friday that University of Missouri System President Mun Choi violated students' freedom of speech when he barred the group Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine from taking part in the Homecoming parade. The judge ruled Choi excluded the group because of its views on Israel and Palestine.

Judge Stephen Bough writes in his injunction that it's likely the group Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine illegally had its First Amendment rights infringed by MU President Mun Choi's decision to bar the group from the even in 2024 and 2025.

MU recently updated its parade policy to exclude political groups and organizations that don’t adhere to the theme.

The Missouri Students for Justice in Palestine has employed the legal help of a Muslim civil rights group to file a free speech suit against Mun Choi.

First Amendment scholars say the policy gives the university too much discretion.

In a statement Friday, Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine called for an investigation into the person responsible for creating a fabricated Instagram post that spread on social media last week.