May 5, 2025 The Brandeis Brief: May 2025 In this issue, we examine pivotal legal and policy developments shaping the national response to campus anti-Semitism—from filing new, innovative lawsuits at Columbia and UCLA, to Harvard’s federal funding standoff, to the Brandeis Center’s advancing lawsuit against UC Berkeley. We also highlight new government actions, influential thought leadership from Brandeis Center experts, and a congressional […] 2025 Brandeis Brief
April 28, 2025 Columbia University Janitors, UCLA Jewish Community Members Sue Orgs Behind Encampments New Lawsuits Go After Organizations Behind Encampments, Alleging Coordinated Campaign of Anti-Semitism Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025 – Unlike previous lawsuits that aim to hold universities accountable for rampant anti-Semitism, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law’s latest lawsuits go directly after the organizations that they allege orchestrated the assaults, battery, and civil […] Uncategorized Press Releases
April 11, 2025 The Brandeis Brief: April 2025 In a time of rising anti-Semitism across the United States, the Brandeis Center continues to take a strong stand against discrimination and harassment targeting Jewish individuals and communities. From Alyza Lewin’s powerful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee to newly filed federal complaints and legal actions, the Brandeis Center is actively working to hold institutions […] Brandeis Brief 2025
April 11, 2025 The Brandeis Brief: March 2025 February has been a short but busy and impactful month for the Brandeis Center. We proudly launched the Center for Legal Innovation, designed to advance legal strategies that protect civil rights and combat all forms of anti-Semitism. We are getting started by representing a father who faced anti-Semitic discrimination while he was with his son […] Brandeis Brief 2025
March 24, 2025 Brandeis Center Blocks UAW From Expelling Jewish and Allied Members Who Stood Up For Israel March 24, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) – In response to legal action taken by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, the United Auto Workers (UAW) Public Review Board ruled the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) cannot expel four Nassau County Legal Aid attorneys who opposed the ALAA’s virulently anti-Semitic and pro-Hamas […] Press Releases
March 20, 2025 U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigations into Anti-Semitism Complaints Against Yale, UMass-Amherst, Scripps College, American University and Fulton County (Washington, D.C., March 20, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is opening investigations into complaints filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Anti-Defamation League (ADL) against Yale University; University of Massachusetts Amherst; and Scripps College. In addition, the Department is opening complaints against […] Press Room Press Releases
March 19, 2025 Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely (AP News) Published by AP News on 3/19/2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronted with huge cuts to its funding, Columbia University’s leaders face a grim decision: They can yield to the Trump administration’s demands over allegations of antisemitism — ceding extraordinary control to the federal government — or they can fight back, potentially risking even more debilitating cuts in an […] Media Coverage
March 12, 2025 Federal Complaints Lodged Against California Schools for Discrimination, Harassment of Jewish and Israeli Students (Haaretz) Filed with the Department of Education by Jewish groups, the complaints allege that Scripps, Cal Poly, and the Etiwanda school district were aware of antisemitism at their institutions and did not take the needed steps to stop it Published by Haaretz on 3/6/2025 A number of Jewish organizations filed federal complaints on Thursday alleging antisemitism […] Media Coverage
March 11, 2025 Legal Nonprofit Launches Civil Rights Blitz Against Campus Antisemitism in California (Algemeiner) Published by the Algemeiner on 03/06/2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has launched a legal blitz in California, announcing on Thursday that it filed three federal civil rights complaints against California State Polytechnic, Humboldt (Cal Poly), Scripps College, and the Etiwanda School District in San Bernardino County. “While an increasing […] Media Coverage
March 3, 2025 Man Kicked Out of Oakland Cafe For Being Jewish Sues Owner Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2025): The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, representing a man who was ejected, along with his five-year-old son, from an Oakland coffeehouse because he is Jewish, filed a lawsuit today in the Superior Court of the State of California, Alameda County. According to the lawsuit, the defendants’ denial of services […] Press Releases