Press Releases

Today, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) commended Portland State University President Wim Wiewel for issuing an excellent statement condemning a proposed student Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution. LDB is a national non-profit, civil rights legal advocacy organization, best known for its work fighting anti-Semitism in higher education. 

A number of academic professional organizations have passed or are considering anti-Israel resolutions connected with the boycott, divestment and sanctions efforts against Israel.

Yesterday, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) issued a letter to UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gilman, addressing an aggressive protest that occurred on the campus last week. LDB, a national civil rights organization, is best known for its work fighting anti-Semitism in higher education.

The newly released issue of one of the most comprehensive reference resource on bias-motivated violence committed in the United States, Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook, Third Edition (ABC-CLIO), features of the work of Kenneth L. Marcus, President of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB).

Yesterday, the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism in the House of Representatives announced the issuance of an important letter from 38 Members of Congress to Secretary of Education John King, Jr. calling for the Department to “identify and distinguish when speech and activity that are critical of Israeli policies become anti-Semitic harassment and intimidation.”

oday, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Oren Gross, Irving Younger Professor of Law and the Director of the Institute for International Legal & Security Studies at the University of Minnesota Law School, to LDB’s Academic Advisory Board.

This morning, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB), announced its next batch of Spring LDB Law Student Chapter events. LDB, a national civil rights organization based in Washington, D.C., is best known for its work fighting anti-Semitism in higher education.

This morning, the Regents of the University of California unanimously adopted a landmark set of Principles Against Intolerance. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law commends the Regents for this historic statement.

The campaign against campus anti-Semitism just took another step forward with the expansion of a major litigation initiative. This afternoon, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) announced the appointment of Jennie Gross to the position of Senior Staff Attorney.