August 5, 2024 Brandeis Center calls Title VI settlement with North Carolina State a ‘step forward’ (JNS) Published by Jewish News Syndicate on 8/2/24 Senior counsel Robin Pick said the university “has the opportunity to be a leader and a model for other universities in the fight against antisemitism.” The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced a settlement with the school on Thursday, following an early mediation process through the […] Media Coverage
August 1, 2024 Brandeis Center Settlement with North Carolina State Is a Significant Step Forward in Combating Campus Anti-Semitism August 1, 2024, (Washington, D.C.): Brandeis Center lauds settlement under which North Carolina State University agrees to take meaningful action to combat anti-Semitism Washington, D.C., (August 1, 2024): Today, Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Brandeis Center, and Robin Pick, Senior Counsel at the Brandeis Center, issued the following statements in response to […] Press Releases
July 25, 2024 The Brandeis Brief: August 2024 Summer has not slowed the Brandeis Center (LDB) down. In August, LDB sued the U.S. Department of Education for unlawfully dismissing LDB’s Title VI complaint against the University of Pennsylvania only weeks after opening an anti-Semitism investigation. LDB also sued the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) Union for retaliating against Jewish and Non-Jewish members opposing its anti-Semitic practices. […] 2024 Brandeis Brief
July 24, 2024 Brandeis Center Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing Highlighting Retaliation Intended to Silence Jewish Voices The Brandeis Center hosted a Capitol Hill policy briefing on July 10, 2024, titled “Retaliation Against Jewish Students and Parents: How Counter-complaints and Baseless Accusations are Being Weaponized to Silence Jewish Voices on Campus.” The event highlighted disturbing accounts of anti-Semitism alongside troubling investigations into Jewish parents and students by campus administrators. Brandeis Center Board […] Blog Events (blog)
July 23, 2024 Thirty Nations Adopt Global Guidelines for Countering Anti-Semitism Amid solemn reflection on the 30th anniversary of the AIMA bombing— July 18, 1994, the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentine history—diplomats, leaders from the United States Congress, and Jewish communities gathered to honor the victims and reinforce their commitment to combatting anti-Semitism. From Buenos Aires, U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Deborah Lipstadt […] Blog IHRA
July 23, 2024 The Brandeis Center Hires Senior Litigator Kami Z. Barker Washington, D.C. (July 23, 2024) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kami Z. Barker as the organization’s newest senior litigator as part of its continued expansion. As anti-Semitism continues to surge throughout all aspects of the U.S. educational systems – from higher education […] Press Releases Uncategorized
July 22, 2024 Brandeis Center Client Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Anti-Semitism in Labor Unions Brandeis Center Client Ilana Kopmar, a Nassau County Legal Aid attorney and member of UAW Local 2325, the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA), testified in front of Congress on July 9, 2024, at a hearing on anti-Semitism faced by labor union members held by the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee. Ms. Kopmar recounted […] Anti-Semitism Blog
July 18, 2024 Groups Slam UC Berkeley’s ‘Misreading’ Of Antisemitism Case (Law360) Published 7/16/24 by Law360; Story by Jake Maher Jewish organizations suing the University of California, Berkeley, and its law school for allegedly tolerating an antisemitic culture on campus fought to keep their suit alive this week in the face of a motion to dismiss, maintaining their claims are ripe despite UC Berkeley’s “bold misreading” of […] Media Coverage
July 17, 2024 American Jewish University: Using Law to Fight Antisemitism on College Campuses (July 30, 2024) Events
July 10, 2024 Legal Aid union accused of retaliating against LI members who called out ‘antisemitic’ practices (New York Post) Published by New York Post on 7/9/24; Story by Carl Campanile A Jewish civil rights group is suing the union repping taxpayer-funded Legal Aid lawyers for allegedly retaliating against three members who objected to its antisemitic practices. The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys initiated proceedings to expel the three Nassau County members — Ilana Kopmar, Diane Clarke […] Media Coverage