Devika Davis, a Richmond, Va., circuit court judge, ruled on May 9 that the Americans for Justice in Palestine Educational Foundation, a Falls Church, Va., nonprofit which is also known as American Muslims for Palestine, must comply with the state attorney general’s subpoena for financial documents, called a civil investigative demand.
Jason Miyares, the state attorney general, issued the demand in October 2023 over the nonprofit’s “noncompliance with the state’s charitable solicitation law” and allegations that it “may have used solicited funds for impermissible purposes, such as benefiting or providing support to terrorist organizations,” per the attorney general’s office.
“When charitable organizations operating in Virginia fail to follow the law, my office has a duty to act, and we will not allow legal delay tactics to interfere with that responsibility,” Miyares stated. “I will continue to ensure that charitable organizations operating in Virginia follow the law.”
According to the attorney general’s office, American Muslims for Palestine filed a petition to “modify or set aside” the demand. After the Richmond circuit court denied the petition in July 2024, the nonprofit “attempted to further delay compliance by continuing to refuse to respond to the” demand, which forced Miyares “to bring an enforcement action in January 2025,” it stated.
