Our Cases

Fulton County School District

The Brandeis Center, Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education, and National Jewish Advocacy Center filed a Title VI complaint with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights against the Fulton County School District over anti-Semitic bullying and harassment against Jewish and Israeli students since October 7, in the hallways, classrooms, buses and schoolyards of elementary, middle and high schools located across the District.

North Carolina State University

The Brandeis Center reached a settlement with North Carolina State University through the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Right’s (OCR) early mediation process. The settlement arose from a complaint filed with OCR alleging that NC State violated Title VI when it failed to address a hostile environment resulting from multiple incidents of harassment of a student based on her shared Jewish ancestry.

U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights

LDB and JAFE filed suit against the U.S Dept. of Education OCR for failing to follow its own procedures in dismissing LDB’s November 2023 complaint against the Univ. of Penn. – for fostering an environment of anti-Semitism on campus, an abdication of its responsibility to investigate anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination occuring in potential violation of OCR’s anti-discrimination standards and the Administrative Procedure Act.

Association of Legal Aid Attorneys

The Brandeis Center and Lieb at Law, P.C. filed a federal District Court complaint against the ALAA  and individual union officials for undertaking acts to expel and discipline two Jewish and one Non-Jewish ally from the union – in retaliation for their lawsuit opposing the ALAA’s anti-Semitic discriminatory practices manifested in the now infamous ALAA resolution attacking Israel soon after the October 7 terror attacks.

Chapman University

The Education Department is investigating a federal complaint filed by the Brandeis Center against Chapman University for its failure to properly address discrimination and threats against Jewish students by Chapman’s Students for Justice in Palestine student group and its members.

The Community School of Davidson

The North Carolina public charter school, Community School of Davidson, entered into a resolution agreement with the Education Department to resolve a federal complaint filed by the Brandeis Center on behalf of a non-Jewish middle school student, who faced severe and persistent anti-Semitic harassment on the basis of his perceived Jewish shared ancestry.

Harvard University

The Brandeis Center is suing Harvard University for leaving “cruel anti-Semitic bullying, harassment, and discrimination” unaddressed for years. Harvard’s permissive posture towards anti-Semitism is the opposite of its aggressive enforcement of the same anti-bullying and anti-discrimination policies to protect other minorities.

UC Santa Barbara

The Brandeis Center filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights against UC Santa Barbara – for permitting severe and persistent anti-Semitic bullying, harassment, intimidation, and threats against its own student government president in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Occidental College

The Brandeis Center and ADL filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights against Occidental College – for permitting severe discrimination and harassment of Jewish students in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Pomona College

The Brandeis Center and ADL filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights against Pomona College – for permitting severe discrimination and harassment of Jewish students in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Origins High School

Brandeis Center filed a lawsuit against Origins High School, the City of New York, the New York City Department of Education, and senior officials alleging the university failed to address persistent antisemitism against teachers, leading to a hostile workplace.

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Brandeis Center and ADL filed a complaint against UMass-Amherst on behalf of Jewish and Israeli students experiencing “severe discrimination and harassment” on campus.

Ohio State University

Brandeis Center, ADL, and StandWithUs filed a complaint against OSU on behalf of students experiencing a “pervasive, anti-Semitic climate” on campus.

Berkeley Unified School District

Brandeis Center and ADL filed a complaint against BUSD on behalf of parents whose children have suffered anti-Semitic harassment.

American University

LDB and JOC, on behalf of Jewish and Israeli students allege severe and persistent anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination by professors and fellow students.

Wellesley College

LDB and JOC, on behalf of Jewish students allege a hostile environment on campus made manifest by resident advisers’ announcement that “Zionists” have no place in the dormitory.

Berkeley Law

LDB sued UC Regents, President, Chancellor and other officials at Berkeley in federal court for the “unchecked spread of anti-Semitism,” citing the decision of law school groups to ban “Zionists” from speaking to them on any topic, as well as harm to undergraduates that has intensified since the October 7 Hamas massacre.

Santa Ana Unified School District

Jewish organizations alleged the Santa Ana Unified School District of violations of California’s open meetings law.

South Africa Rugby Union

Israel’s first professional rugby team alleged it was excluded from an international competition because of national origin discrimination.

University of Vermont

Jewish students alleged severe and persistent anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination, resulting in a still-open federal investigation.

SUNY New Paltz

Two Jewish students and the group Jewish on Campus (JOC) alleged a hostile environment on campus that marginalizes and excludes Jewish and Israeli students, resulting in a still-open federal investigation.

Brooklyn College

LDB on behalf of Jewish students at Brooklyn College alleges that Jewish students have been subjected to a hostile environment in the Mental Health Counseling master’s program since the beginning of the 2020-2021 academic year.

Ben & Jerry’s

Ben & Jerry’s Israel sued Unilever for unlawfully terminating its business relationship to boycott Israel.

Stanford University

Jewish employees experienced severe and persistent anti-Semitic harassment, resulting in a still-open federal investigation.

University of Southern California

A Jewish student leader alleged that USC allowed a hostile environment of anti-Semitism to proliferate on its campus and failed to take prompt and effective steps to end it, resulting in a still-open federal investigation.

University of Illinois

Jewish students alleged an anti-Semitic, hostile environment, resulting in a still-open federal investigation.

American Studies Association

Four ASA members sued the union over its unlawful boycott of Israel.

University of Washington

Anti-Semitism was allowed to run rampant at the University of Washington (UW)