April 21, 2022 Brandeis Center Warns Lower Court’s Ruling in Texas Anti-BDS Law Jeopardizes State Authority to Prevent Discrimination, Urges Federal Appeals Court to Reverse Decision Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Washington, D.C., April 21, 2022: Calling a federal district court’s ruling on the Texas anti-BDS law an “Israel-exception” that is “nothing less than a naked assault on principles of equal treatment” and “has no basis in the law,” the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, urged the […] Press Releases Press Room
April 7, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Tells NJ Court: ‘Unilever Effectively Concedes Their Only Reason for Not Renewing Our License is We Refused to Break the Law’ Contact: Nicole Rosen, 202-309-5724 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Tells NJ Court: ‘Unilever Effectively Concedes Their Only Reason for Not Renewing Our License is We Refused to Break the Law’ . Washington, D.C., (April 6, 2022) – In a rebuttal brief filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, attorneys for Ben […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
April 6, 2022 Brandeis Center Joins AMCHA, AEN and SPME in Urging Universities to Withdraw MESA Membership Contact: Scott Piro, 202-681-4845 Brandeis Center Joins AMCHA, AEN and SPME in Urging Universities to Withdraw MESA Membership Washington, D.C., (April 6, 2022) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights (LDB) joined three additional leading organizations in urging a dozen U.S. universities to withdraw institutional membership from the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
March 14, 2022 BEN & JERRY’S ISRAEL SEEKS IMMEDIATE COURT-ORDERED INJUNCTION TO MAINTAIN UNILEVER LICENSE WHILE CASE IS LITIGATED Contact: Nicole Rosen, 202-309-5724 . Ben & Jerry’s Israel Seeks Immediate Court-Ordered Injunction To Maintain Unilever License While Case is Litigated . Plaintiff Provides New Evidence Unilever Acted Unlawfully and Is Causing ‘Irreparable Harm’ . Washington, D.C., March 14 – Avi Zinger, the manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s in Israel, filed a formal […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
March 3, 2022 LDB Press Release ~ Ben & Jerry’s Israel Sues Unilever to Prevent Illegal Boycott of Israel Contact: Nicole Rosen, 202-309-5724 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Sues Unilever to Prevent Illegal Boycott of Israel . Washington, D.C., March 3: The manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s in Israel announced today it is suing Unilever and its subsidiary, Ben & Jerry’s, for unlawfully terminating its 34-year business relationship in order to boycott […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
February 17, 2022 Brandeis Center Urges Education Department: Close Data Gap Between Religious Minorities and Other Groups Contact: Scott Piro 202-681-4845 Brandeis Center Urges Education Department: Close Data Gap Between Religious Minorities and Other Groups Washington, D.C. (February 17, 2022) – A submission by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) to the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) aims to close disparities in collection […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
February 3, 2022 U.S. Dept. of Education Opens Investigation Into Anti-Semitism at Brooklyn College PRESS RELEASE ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen – 202-309-5724 U.S. Dept. of Education Opens Investigation Into Anti-Semitism at Brooklyn College Professors Maligned Jews as White, Privileged Oppressors and Advanced Age-Old Tropes Concerning Jewish Power Washington, D.C., February 3: The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has opened a formal investigation into a […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
January 24, 2022 Brandeis Center Commends U.S. Supreme Court for Granting Cert! Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Brandeis Center Commends U.S. Supreme Court for Agreeing to Decide Whether Harvard and UNC Admissions Policies Discriminate Washington, D.C., January 24, 2022: The Brandeis Center applauds the Supreme Court for this morning’s announcement that it would grant cert, as the Center had urged, in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, as […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
January 12, 2022 EEOC Commissioner Calls Allegations of Anti-Semitism at Stanford “Deeply Troubling” Press Release Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 In First Public Comments About Case, EEOC Commissioner Calls Allegations of Anti-Semitism at Stanford “Deeply Troubling” Washington, D.C., January 12, 2022: During a panel on rising anti-Semitism and ways to address it in the workplace, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Andrea Lucas, for the very first time, […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
December 14, 2021 Duke’s Remedy to Date Insufficient Under the Law (Brandeis Center Press Release) Press Release ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ~ Civil Rights Experts to Duke: Federal Law Requires You Recognize Students Supporting Israel Duke’s Remedy to Date Insufficient Under the Law Washington, D.C., December 14: Noting that Duke University’s so-called remedy is insufficient under the law, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room