February 20, 2025 Santa Ana Public Schools Prevented from Teaching Anti-Semitic Ethnic Studies (Santa Ana, Calif., February 20, 2025) – Major Jewish organizations on February 20 announced that the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against the school district for introducing ethnic studies courses that were developed in secret and infected with anti-Semitism. As part of the settlement, SAUSD will cease […] Press Releases Press Room Uncategorized
February 6, 2025 Public Interest Law Firm Launched to Specialize in Anti-Semitism Litigation Washington, D.C., February 6, 2025: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today announced it will be assembling a team of nearly twenty lawyers and legal staff to litigate exclusively against anti-Semitism. Their bandwidth will be increased by support from outside counsel at major national law firms. This new public interest litigation […] Press Releases Press Room
February 3, 2025 Former OCR Head Commends Newly Announced U.S. Dept of Education Anti-Semitism Investigations The Brandeis Center today applauded the announcement by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to open proactive investigations into anti-Semitism at five higher education campuses. The Brandeis Center is currently suing UC Berkeley, one of the schools being investigated, for the “longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism.” “This is exactly the right step to be […] Press Releases
January 21, 2025 The Brandeis Center and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education Agree with Harvard to Settle Title VI Litigation Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724, nicole@rosencomm.com Washington, D.C., January 21, 2025 — Today, Plaintiffs The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (“JAFE”) announced that they have reached an agreement to resolve their claims against Harvard University. As part of the settlement, Harvard has agreed to implement […] Press Releases Press Room
November 26, 2024 ADL and the Brandeis Center Settle Title VI Complaint after Occidental College Agrees to Sweeping Reforms to Prevent Campus Antisemitism Contact: Cara Herman, cherman@brandeiscenter.com New York, NY, November 26, 2024: Occidental College has agreed to take a series of steps to address and prevent antisemitism on campus as part of a sweeping settlement agreement reached in response to a federal Title VI complaint filed by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for […] Press Releases
November 6, 2024 Judge Rules Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against Harvard Should Begin Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2024: Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for George W. Bush and Donald Trump issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns’ decision to begin proceedings in the Brandeis Center’s lawsuit alleging Harvard […] Press Releases
October 1, 2024 Anti-Semitism Has Been Allowed to “Run Rampant” at the University of Washington, Alleges New Federal Complaint Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2024: A new federal complaint filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law alleges that anti-Semitism was allowed to run rampant at the University of Washington (UW) because the administration has repeatedly failed to adequately respond despite having been put on notice. According to the complaint, Jewish students have been threatened with physical harm, […] Press Releases
September 30, 2024 Brandeis Center/ADL/StandWithUs Expand Helpline on Antisemitism in K-12 Schools to Massachusetts and New York September 30, 2024 (New York and Massachusetts): Brandeis Center/ADL/StandWithUs expand antisemitism helpline. Press Releases
September 24, 2024 Brandeis Center Hails Gov Hochul and former Chief Judge Lippman’s Long-Awaited CUNY Anti-Semitism Report September 23, 2024, (New York, NY): Lippman Recommends CUNY Immediately Utilize IHRA and Properly Enforce Protest Policies The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law commends New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman for the reforms proposed in Judge Lippman’s eagerly awaited and critically important report on anti-Semitism […] Press Releases Press Room
September 5, 2024 Jewish Organizations Reach Historic Agreement with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Protect Jewish Students September 3, 2024, (Chicago, IL): The agreement represents one of the most detailed commitments ever made by a major American university to Jewish college students CHICAGO, Illinois- After several years of negotiations, Hillel International, Illini Hillel, and the Jewish United Fund Chicago (JUF) are pleased to announce an agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) that expresses […] Press Releases