October 4, 2023 THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COUNTER ANTISEMITISM REAFFIRMS ITS USE OF THE IHRA DEFINITION (JEWISH JOURNAL) Op-ed published by Jewish Journal on 10/4/23. Biden’s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism gets it right. Last Thursday the Biden Administration announced that as part of implementing its National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, eight more federal agencies have now officially adopted the Marcus Policy under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and will be making use of the […] Op-Eds
October 2, 2023 ‘Unfinished Business’: Biden Admin’s New Actions Against Antisemitism Laudable But Not Enough, Expert Says (Algemeiner) Published by Algemeiner on 9/29/23; Story by Dion J. Pierre The Biden administration’s latest announcement on taking new steps to combat anti-Jewish discrimination is a major development in the right direction, but the US still has “unfinished business” when it comes to federal agencies adopting the world’s most widely accepted definition of antisemitism, according to a leading […] Media Coverage
September 29, 2023 DAILY KICKOFF: FOUR BRANDEIS CENTER ATTORNEYS SEND LETTER TO U PENN PRESIDENT (JEWISH INSIDER) Story from Jewish Insider’s “Daily Kickoff” for September 22, 2023 Pressure is mounting on the University of Pennsylvania ahead of a conference featuring an array of anti-Israel speakers that is slated to begin today on the Philadelphia campus, Jewish Insider’s Matthew Kassel reports. Four attorneys at the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law are claiming in a detailed […] Media Coverage
September 29, 2023 THE BRANDEIS CENTER HIRES CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL FELLOW ALEXANDRA RINDENOW (PRESS RELEASE) Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2023) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra Rindenow as the organization’s newest Civil Rights Legal Fellow. Ms. Rindenow, a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, will assist with an array of legal duties and policy […] Press Releases
September 29, 2023 BRANDEIS CENTER COMMENDS BIDEN FOR DECISION TO EMBRACE ONCE-CONSIDERED CONTROVERSIAL ‘MARCUS DOCTRINE’ TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM (PRESS RELEASE) Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2023): Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, issued the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration’s declaration that eight federal agencies will utilize Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to combat anti-Semitism, as Marcus […] Press Releases
September 29, 2023 COALITION FILES LAWSUIT TO STOP ANTISEMITIC CONTENT FROM BEING TAUGHT IN SANTA ANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PRESS RELEASE) Lawsuit alleges significant violations of the Brown Act, California open meeting law. ADL Contact: Todd Gutnick, adlmedia@adl.org, 917-544-2342 Brandeis Center Contact: Nicole Rosen, nicole@rosencomm.com, 202-309-5724 AJC Contact: Steve Gosset, mediacomms@ajc.org, 212-891-1363 PLG Contact: Marlene E. Laro, mlaro@potomaclaw.com, 703-517-6449 StandWithUs Contact: Jennifer Kutner, jkutner@standwithus.org, 310-245-4109 (Santa Ana, Calif., September 11, 2023): ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for […] Press Releases
September 29, 2023 WHITE HOUSE DOMESTIC POLICY ADVISOR COMMENTS ON BRANDEIS CENTER CASE On a call Thursday evening, September 14, with hundreds of rabbis, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden commented on the Brandeis Center’s milestone Resolution Agreement with the University of Vermont, the first time the Biden administration applied Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to anti-Zionist discrimination. Tanden is the administration official responsible for overseeing […] Media Coverage
September 29, 2023 BDS RESOLUTIONS DOWN, ‘ANTI-ISRAEL EVENTS’ UP ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES LAST YEAR, ADL TALLY SHOWS (JTA) Published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on 9/13/23; Story by Andrew Lapin The number of student governments taking up resolutions to boycott Israel dropped sharply last year, even as anti-Israel activity on college campuses nearly doubled over the previous year, according to the latest tally by the Anti-Defamation League. The antisemitism watchdog releases an analysis of anti-Israel […] Media Coverage
September 27, 2023 Jewish groups sue CA school district, alleging antisemitic ethnic studies curricula (JNS) Published September 11, 2023 by Jewish News Syndicate; Story by Menachem Wecker The Santa Ana Unified School District allegedly discussed responding to the “Jewish question” internally, without alerting the public to or allowing it to comment upon antisemitic content in courses. The Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and […] Media Coverage
September 19, 2023 DEI in the Executive Branch (September 19) On Tuesday, September 19th, at 12:00 PM ET a special lunch panel sponsored by The Federalist Society’s Civil Rights Practice Group will discuss DEI initiatives in the Executive Branch. Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will be moderating the event. Register for the event here. Featured Speakers: Veronica VentureDeputy Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,Director of […] Events