July 21, 2025 Complaint Alleges Palo Alto School District Violated Law by Pushing Through Controversial Ethnic Studies Course Without Proper Notice to Public Washington, D.C. (July 21, 2025) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the law firm of Cohen Williams LLP filed a complaint today against the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) and the PAUSD’s Board of Education in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, alleging that PAUSD and the Board violated […] Press Releases Press Room
July 18, 2025 Brandeis Center Scores Nation’s First Legal Decision Applying Federal Labor Law’s “Bill of Rights” to Protect Union Members From Retaliation for Combating Their Union’s Anti-Israel Crusade July 16, 2025 — The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled this week that federal labor law claims brought by union members against the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) UAW Local 2325 could proceed, rejecting the ALAA’s motion to dismiss the case. The lawsuit was brought over the […] Press Releases Press Room
July 10, 2025 Stanford University Sued for Alleged Anti-Semitism: Israeli Postdoc Harassed, Life-Saving Research Sabotaged, and Forced to Leave Lawsuit exposes toxic environment where Jewish students face widespread and ongoing hostility on campus Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2025) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the law firm of Cohen Williams LLP filed a federal lawsuit today against Stanford University in the Northern District of California alleging the university […] Press Releases Press Room
July 8, 2025 Brandeis Center Commends Microsoft, Congratulates Microsoft’s Jewish Employees on Microsoft’s Decision to Equalize Recognition of its “Jews at Microsoft” Employee Network The Brandeis Center had Warned Microsoft of Legal Action on Behalf of Microsoft’s Jewish Employees; Microsoft’s Move Follows the Decision in May to Fully Recognize a Jewish Employee Resource Group at Adobe, Whose Jewish Employees the Brandeis Center Also Counseled Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2025) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under […] Press Releases Press Room
July 1, 2025 ADL, Brandeis Center, and Mayer Brown File Federal Civil Rights Brief Detailing Rampant Antisemitic Abuse at Concord-Carlisle High School New York, NY (July 1, 2025) – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and a pro bono team at the law firm Mayer Brown yesterday filed a brief with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleging that officials at the Concord-Carlisle Regional School […] Press Releases Press Room
July 1, 2025 Nysmith School in Herndon, VA Expelled 6th Grade Victim of Anti-Semitic Bullying Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2025) – Today, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Dillon PLLC filed a complaint on behalf of a Jewish family with the Office for Civil Rights in the Virginia Attorney General’s Office against Nysmith School for violating the Virginia Human Rights Act. According to the filing, […] Press Releases Press Room
June 27, 2025 Former JFNA Vice President Joins Louis D. Brandeis Center as Chief Policy Officer Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025) – Today, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced that Karen Paikin Barall, former Vice President of Government Relations for Jewish Federations of North America, will join the organization as Chief Policy Officer. As Chief Policy Officer, Paikin Barall will lead the multi-year public policy, advocacy, […] Press Releases
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 […] Litigation Press Releases Press Room
May 27, 2025 U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigation into Complaint of Anti-Semitism at Cal Poly Washington, D.C. (May 27, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) last week opened an investigation into a complaint filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish on Campus against California State Polytechnic (Cal Poly), Humboldt. The organizations allege that the university is in […] Press Releases Press Room
May 21, 2025 Adobe Recognizes Jewish Employee Resource Group in Landmark Move Washington, D.C., May 21, 2025 — Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman and CEO of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, today issued the following statement congratulating Jewish employees at Adobe on the official recognition of a Jewish Employee Resource Group (ERG)—a major milestone in fighting rising workplace anti-Semitism and supporting equal treatment of […] Uncategorized Press Releases