July 24, 2025 U.S. Supreme Court Decision: Miriam Fuld, et al., v. Palestine Liberation Organization, et. al. On June 20, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in Miriam Fuld, et al., v. Palestine Liberation Organization, et. al., reversing the Second Circuit decision holding that the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (“the Act”) – which confers personal jurisdiction over groups like the Palestine Liberation Organization (“PLO”), and its […] Blog Litigation
June 25, 2025 Anti-Semitism and Prolonged Silence of President Kornbluth Create “Climate of Fear” at Prestigious University Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2025): The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, on behalf of Jewish students, researchers and faculty, today sued the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for standing idly by as faculty and students cultivated an environment rife with anti-Semitism and fear. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District […] Press Releases Press Room Litigation
August 11, 2020 Brandeis Center Cosponsors Event Featuring the Legal Team Taking Neo-Nazis to Court This week marks the third anniversary of the Unite the Right march in Charlottesville, VA. From August 11–12, 2017, hundreds of neo-Nazis descended upon Charlottesville, chanting “Jews will not replace us,” “blood and soil,” and “Seig Heil.” Students at the University of Virginia and community members recounted harrowing stories of watching their college town overrun […] Blog Litigation
June 6, 2018 Trial Date Set for Lawfare Project Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against SFSU A trial date of March 4, 2019 has been set for a lawsuit brought against San Francisco State University (SFSU) by two Jewish students. This lawsuit, which was originally filed in June of last year and re-filed on January 30, 2018, alleges that SFSU was complicit in the “intentional and discriminatory exclusion of Hillel and its members from the ‘Know Your Rights’ fair.” Blog Litigation
March 23, 2018 Arizona BDS Event Will Continue Despite Lawsuit Arizona State University recently announced that an on-campus event featuring American Muslims for Palestine founder Dr. Hatem Bazian will continue despite the ongoing lawsuit filed against the university pertaining to its anti-BDS requirements. Blog Litigation
July 5, 2017 UK Advocates Urge Anti-BDS Legislation After High Court Decision The British government cannot restrict local governments from engaging in boycotts against Israel, a UK High Court Judge ruled last week, prompting British pro-Israel advocates to call for primary anti-BDS legislation. The judgment, issued by Sir Ross Cranston, a judge of the High Court, Queens Bench Division, followed a case that challenged policy guidance issued […] Blog Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism Litigation
June 21, 2017 Jewish Students Sue San Francisco State University On June 19, 2017, The Lawfare Project and Winston & Strawn LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of six students and several members of the Bay Area Jewish community against San Francisco State University (“SFSU”). The complaint alleges that the university has fostered a climate of anti-Semitism on campus, violating the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights to free […] Litigation Blog Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism
June 21, 2017 SCOTUS Decision Could Impact Freedom of Speech Debate on Campus On June 19, the Supreme Court decided in Matal v. Tam that the government cannot refuse to trademark potentially derogatory or offensive names, a decision that will likely impact the national debate about hate speech and the First Amendment for decades. This ruling means that though hate speech remains constitutionally protected as a general matter, […] Litigation
January 20, 2017 UK Lawyers Taking Action Against Palestinian Terrorism Earlier this week, the UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) submitted a complaint to the UK National Contact Point for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) regarding the conduct of a multinational service network’s providing audit reports from which the Palestinian Authority (PA) has funded the payment of salaries to terrorists. UKLFI, a […] Litigation
January 13, 2017 Michigan Governor Signs Anti-BDS Bills into Law On New Year’s Eve, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed two anti-BDS bills into law. The bipartisan legislation—previously bill HB 5821 sponsored by Reps. Al Pscholka, Mike Calton, Jeremy Moss, and Andy Schor, and bill HB 5822 sponsored by Rep. Robert Wittenberg—prohibits the state from hiring businesses that boycott individuals or public entities of a foreign […] Blog Anti-Semitism Litigation