January 9, 2026 Bigotry is thwarting scientific innovation (The Washington Times) By: Kenneth L. Marcus Published by The Washington Times on January 8, 2026 The University of California, Berkeley, suspended an electrical engineering and computer sciences lecturer after he told students he was going on a “starvation diet” before directing them to the website for EECS 4 Palestine. The school is right: Political advocacy has no […] Op-Eds Press Room
January 5, 2026 As NYC Rescinds Key Anti-Semitism Protections, Former U.S. Civil Rights Chief Praises Virginia AG for Enforcing IHRA Definition in Schools Statement highlights stark contrast between Virginia’s enforcement of anti-Semitism protections and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rollback of IHRA-based safeguards, urging incoming Virginia administration to do better than New York Washington, D.C. (January 5, 2026) – Today, Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman and CEO of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, […] Press Releases IHRA Press Room Best Practices
December 18, 2025 Guinness World Records Accused of Secretly Blocking Israel for Two Years, Misleading American Consumers, Brandeis Center Tells FTC Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2025) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) exposing Guinness World Records Limited (GWR) for secretly blocking all submissions from Israel for the past two years, while continuing to market its products as genuine “world” records. The […] Press Releases Press Room
December 10, 2025 Brandeis Center, Hillel International, & ADL Reach Major Agreement with Pomona College for Significant Campus Reforms to Resolve Federal Anti-Semitism Complaint Following the filing of a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Pomona has agreed to adopt reforms to address anti-Semitism and improve anti-discrimination protections for Jewish and Israeli students Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2025) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Hillel International, and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) […] Press Releases Press Room
December 10, 2025 Brandeis Center and UC Berkeley Reach Settlement in Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Israeli Professor Yael Nativ Months after UC Berkeley’s own Office for Prevention of Harassment & Discrimination substantiated the discrimination claims, university acknowledges violation of its anti-discrimination policy, commits to future action, will pay monetary damages Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2025) – Today the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and UC Berkeley announced a settlement to […] Press Releases Press Room
December 5, 2025 Denying religious freedom at Park East Synagogue (New York Daily News) Published by New York Daily News on 12/5/2025 by: Kenneth L. Marcus Anti-Israel protesters have a new target: synagogues. Park East Synagogue on the Upper East Side saw violent protesters hurl slurs at Jewish men, women and children ranging from “death to the IDF,” to “From New York to Gaza, Globalize the Intifada” to “F***ing […] Op-Eds Press Room
November 18, 2025 Brandeis Center Forces Virginia School That Expelled 6th Grade Victim of Anti-Semitic Bullying & Promoted Art Project Resembling Hitler to Reform Policies in Settlement Nysmith School regrets expelling the children of the family that brought the action and will adopt nondiscrimination policies, establish working committee to investigate complaints of discrimination, and engage outside monitor Washington, D.C. (November 18, 2025) – Today, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced that the Nysmith School has agreed to settle discrimination […] Press Releases Press Room
November 13, 2025 Legal Aid Attorneys Union Agrees to $315K Settlement to Zionist Members It Attempted to Expel ALAA acknowledges “inappropriate” communications, agrees to executive board training and limits on bringing charges against union members Washington, D.C. (November 13, 2025) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced a settlement agreement in its lawsuit against the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA), UAW Local 2325, brought on behalf […] Press Releases
November 10, 2025 Ed Dept to investigate complaint against NY fashion school over Jew-hatred, says Brandeis Center Published by JNS on November 6, 2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Education will be opening an investigation into the Fashion Institute of Technology over a complaint it, along with the Anti-Defamation League, filed against the school in September 2024. The center […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 10, 2025 Brandeis Urging U.S. Court to Allow Lawsuit over Fashion School’s ‘Punch a Zionist’ Practice (The Jewish Edition) Published by The Jewish Edition on November 7, 2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has asked the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to allow a Jewish plaintiff to proceed anonymously in her lawsuit against the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). The center argued that the district […] Media Coverage Press Room