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41 Years Later, Alex Odeh’s Killers Still Evade Justice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 11, 2026media@adc.org Washington, D.C. | Forty-one years ago, on October 11, 1985, Alex Odeh, a Palestinian American civil rights leader and Regional Director of the ...
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ADC to Represent Poetica Coffee Owner Targeted by DOJ After Criticizing Rep. Dan Goldman

Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), alongside co-counsel Jonathan Wallace, are representing Parviz Mukhamadkulov, owner of Poetica Coffee in New York City, after ...
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ADC Welcomes Senate Vote Blocking NDAA and U.S.-Israel Military Integration

Washington, D.C. | Senate Democrats blocked the National Defense Authorization Act from moving forward Tuesday, opposing both the Trump administration’s handling of the war with Iran and provisions ...
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ADC: STOP HATE Act is a Dangerous Attack on Free Speech and The Right to Dissent

Washington, D.C. | The American‑Arab Anti‑Discrimination Committee (ADC) is deeply alarmed by the continuous efforts by lawmakers to silence, censor, and chill freedom of speech and expression in this ...
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ADC Files Federal Lawsuit Against DHS and CBP Over Unconstitutional Targeting of Journalist Max Blumenthal

Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of journalist Max Blumenthal against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary ...
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Historic Lawsuit Filed by ADC and Partners Challenging Attack on Free Speech; National Injunction Demanded

Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), along with co-counsel, filed a historic federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York ...
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ADC Files Motion to Intervene in Defense of Medford’s Landmark Values-Aligned Investment Ordinance

ADC Brings Legal Weight to Protect Municipal Autonomy as Out-of-State Foundations Seek to Override a Democratically Enacted Law MEDFORD, Mass., — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) ...
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Court Orders Discovery in Blumenthal v. Mullin After Raising Fourth Amendment Concerns

Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) welcomes the Court’s decision to permit discovery following yesterday’s hearing in Blumenthal v. Mullin – an important step ...
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ADC Warns President Trump’s Executive Order Violates First Amendment Rights by Targeting Pro-Palestinian Activists

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) warns that President Donald Trump’s latest executive order poses a serious and unconstitutional threat to the civil liberties ...
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Now Open: 2026 Dr. Jack G. Shaheen Mass Communications Scholarship

ADC is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 Dr. Jack G. Shaheen Mass Communications Scholarship! Established in 1997, this scholarship has supported more than 100 Arab ...
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Alex Odeh Murder Suspect Leads Blockade of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | March 5, 2024 – The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has formally requested that the Department of Justice (DOJ) take action following the troubling ...