Palestine Legal, a civil rights organization that defends pro-Palestinian speech, reported receiving 1,131 requests for legal assistance in 2025, marking a continued elevation in demand for support related to Palestine activism.

The figure represents a decline from the organization's record 2,184 requests received in 2024, which coincided with widespread student protests and campus encampments. However, the 2025 total still significantly exceeds the group's yearly average prior to October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel and Israel subsequently launched its military response in Gaza.

According to Palestine Legal's data, requests for legal assistance in 2024 represented a 300% increase compared to any single year before the current conflict began. The organization tracks cases involving individuals and groups facing legal challenges related to their Palestine-related activism and speech.

The sustained elevation in requests suggests ongoing legal pressures facing pro-Palestinian activists and speakers in the United States, even as the initial surge of campus demonstrations that characterized much of 2024 has subsided. The data spans the period from the start of the current Gaza conflict through early 2025.

Palestine Legal specializes in providing legal support to individuals and organizations whose pro-Palestinian advocacy has resulted in legal challenges or institutional disciplinary actions.