February 24, 2025 Santa Ana to Drop Contested Ethnic Studies Courses to Settle Closely Watched Lawsuit (EDSource) Published by EDSource on 2/21/2025 To avoid further embarrassing and expensive litigation, Santa Ana Unified has agreed to terminate three staff-created high school ethnic studies courses starting next fall and to start again from scratch. Next time, according to a settlement released Thursday, the district will comply with the state’s open meeting law it sought […] Media Coverage
February 21, 2025 Santa Ana School District Stops Teaching Ethnic Studies Due to Antisemitic Content (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 2/20/2025 California’s Santa Ana Unified School District cited antisemitism as its reason to stop teaching ethnic studies after settling a lawsuit on Thursday that claimed course material used by the district was rooted in antisemitic rhetoric. The lawsuit — filed by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Anti-Defamation […] Media Coverage
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 Room Uncategorized Press Releases
February 14, 2025 March 12, 2025: Stand Up to Anti-Semitism — Free Legal Resources & Support On Wednesday, March 12 at 6:00 PM, join attorneys from the Brandeis Center’s new Center for Legal Innovation, along with Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, to learn about your rights and pro-bono resources. This event is open to students, parents, or others affiliated with any Brooklyn, NY public schools. To join us, please complete the form below […] Events Events (blog)
February 13, 2025 Elite Attorneys Unite to Fight Antisemitism (The Jewish Press) Published by Jewish Press on 2/07/2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced on Thursday that it will establish a team of nearly 20 lawyers and legal staff to focus on litigating cases of antisemitism. This initiative will be supported by external counsel from prominent national law firms. The new legal […] Media Coverage
February 13, 2025 All-star lineup of lawyers band together to litigate antisemitism (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 2/06/2025 As the Trump administration’s Department of Education vows to open investigations into five universities alleged to have discriminated against Jewish students, more than a dozen prominent attorneys are joining together to exclusively litigate against antisemitism on campus and beyond, Jewish Insider has learned. Called the Center for Legal Innovation (CLI), the […] Media Coverage
February 13, 2025 Brandeis Center launches antisemitism litigation group advised by corporate, constitutional law partners (Reuters) Published by Reuters on 2/06/2025 Feb 6 (Reuters) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law said Thursday it is launching a new public interest legal group to take schools, companies, unions and other defendants to court over allegations of antisemitism. Brandeis Center founder and chairman Kenneth Marcus said the new group, […] Media Coverage
February 13, 2025 Lawyers Across Political Spectrum Launch Public Interest Team to Litigate Against Antisemitism (Law.com) Published by Law.com on 2/06/2025 Citing a rise in antisemitic crime, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced Thursday it created The Center for Legal Innovation (CLI), a public interest litigation group that will focus on using “the law to combat all forms of anti-Semitism”, including in the workplace, with regard […] Media Coverage
February 13, 2025 Department of Education launches antisemitism investigations into five universities (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 2/03/2025 The Department of Education is taking its first major action under the new administration to combat antisemitism, launching investigations into alleged antisemitic discrimination at Columbia University; the University of California, Berkeley; Portland State University; Northwestern University and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. The Department of Education under the Biden […] Media Coverage
February 13, 2025 What Trump’s antisemitism executive order actually means for college students and schools (Forward) Published by Forward on 1/30/2025 The executive order on antisemitism signed by President Donald Trump Wednesday was far less sweeping than the rhetoric that preceded and surrounded it. But the order’s primary directive appeared to lay the groundwork for more dramatic action in the coming months, heartening those who believe such action is overdue while prompting fear […] Media Coverage