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- Missouri’s AG is investigating Students for Justice in Palestine’s fundraising practices.
- Civil demands seek records on charitable funds solicited, collected and handled in MO.
- The office will review records for possible violations of state law.
The Missouri attorney general’s office announced Wednesday that it is investigating a student organization active on several college campuses for allegedly misleading fundraising practices, saying some of the funds may ultimately reach radical Islamic terrorist groups.
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An investigation into Students for Justice in Palestine was prompted by reports by several groups who raised concerns about the organization’s solicitation efforts in Missouri, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said in a news release.
The attorney general’s office issued civil investigative demands to the University of Missouri’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, and its national organization.
The demands require the group to hand over records related to the solicitation, collection, reporting and handling of charitable funds in or from Missouri.
The attorney general’s office will review the records to determine whether the group violated Missouri’s merchandising practices act, according to a news release.
Hanaway said in a statement that the Attorney General’s Office takes misleading solicitation seriously.
“We will use every tool the law allows to expose deceptive fundraising, trace where the money goes, and stop any effort to channel charitable donations to violent or terror-linked actors,” Hanaway’s statement said in part.
The attorney general’s office and Mizzou’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine did not immediately respond Thursday to requests for comment.
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Controversy surrounding pro-Palestine group
Students for Justice in Palestine is a campus-based organization with chapters across the country, including at Mizzou, the University of Missouri–Kansas City, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri State University and the University of Kansas.
The chapter at the University of Missouri has been the subject of controversy in previous years. Last year, the group was banned from the university’s homecoming parade before a federal judge ruled that their removal was likely a violated the First Amendment.
The ruling came after the group sued the University of Missouri System President Mun Choi for denying its parade applications in 2024 and 2025.
An attorney representing the students argued the group was restricted because of its views on the Israel-Palestine conflict. In court filings, Choi said the group was denied because of safety concerns following two incidents involving its former president and incidents at other campuses across the country.
The attorney general’s office said it now has reason to believe that the group may have engaged in “deception, fraud, false promises, misrepresentation, unfair practices, and the concealment, suppression, or omission of material facts in connection with charitable solicitations,” according to a news release.
According to its social media accounts, Mizzou’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine advocates for “genuine freedom for people living in the region historically known as Palestine, including all Jews, Muslims and Christians.”
Previous reporting by The Star’s Kacen Bayless contributed.
This story was originally published September 24, 2026 at 9:32 AM with the headline “Pro-Palestine student group at Mizzou under investigation by Missouri attorney general.”
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