January 13, 2017 Expert: ‘Paralyzed’ Education Department Unable to Protect Jews on Campus Due to System’s Lack of Antisemitism Definition A legal expert last week called the US Department of Education (DoED) “paralyzed” when it comes to protecting Jewish students, due to the absence of a system-wide definition of antisemitism. Media Coverage Press Room
January 12, 2017 LDB Commends MLA for Rejecting BDS The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) commends the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) Delegate Assembly for voting down a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Media Coverage Press Room
January 9, 2017 The Brandeis Center Announces the Appointment of Aviva J. Vogelstein to Director of Legal Initiatives The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) proudly announces the appointment of Aviva J. Vogelstein to Director of Legal Initiatives. Ms. Vogelstein joined the Brandeis Center in 2014, first working as a Civil Rights Legal Fellow and then as Staff Attorney. Media Coverage Press Room
January 4, 2017 Boycott Battle Ahead When the Modern Language Association’s Delegate Assembly meets this Saturday in Philadelphia, its members will take up three proposed resolutions: one endorsing the boycott of Israeli academic institutions, one opposing it and a third condemning alleged attacks on academic freedom in Palestinian universities by Palestinian political organizations. Media Coverage Press Room
December 20, 2016 Legal Group Threatens Action Against Modern Language Association Over BDS Motion That Counters Academic Organization’s Tax-Exempt Status A Jewish civil rights organization threatened a prominent academic body with legal action on the grounds that an anti-Israel motion it is considering runs counter to the group’s founding principals and tax-exempt status, The Algemeiner has learned. Media Coverage Press Room
December 20, 2016 Legal Group Threatens Action Against Modern Language Association Over BDS Motion That Counters Academic Organization’s Tax-Exempt Status A Jewish civil rights organization threatened a prominent academic body with legal action on the grounds that an anti-Israel motion it is considering runs counter to the group’s founding principals and tax-exempt status, The Algemeiner has learned. Media Coverage Press Room
December 20, 2016 Ohio Governor Kasich Signs Anti-BDS Law On Monday, Ohio Governor and former Republican presidential candidate John Kasich signed an anti-Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) bill into law. Media Coverage Press Room
December 7, 2016 Update: More Good News from Ohio The anti-Semitic Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel suffered yet another loss this week. Media Coverage Press Room
December 4, 2016 Human Rights Expert Says Unanimous Passage of Senate Antisemitism Bill Will Have ‘Ripple Effect’ on US Campuses A newly passed US Senate bill advancing the fight against antisemitism will have a “ripple effect” on educational institutions, the head of a Jewish human rights organization told The Algemeiner on Friday. Media Coverage Press Room
November 30, 2016 Good News From Ohio Earlier this afternoon, the Ohio House passed an anti-BDS bill with a vote of 83-11. This important victory marks yet another blow to the anti-Semitic Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. Media Coverage Press Room