November 13, 2025 Legal Aid Attorneys Union Agrees to $315K Settlement to Zionist Members It Attempted to Expel ALAA acknowledges “inappropriate” communications, agrees to executive board training and limits on bringing charges against union members Washington, D.C. (November 13, 2025) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced a settlement agreement in its lawsuit against the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA), UAW Local 2325, brought on behalf […] Press Releases
November 10, 2025 Ed Dept to investigate complaint against NY fashion school over Jew-hatred, says Brandeis Center Published by JNS on November 6, 2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Education will be opening an investigation into the Fashion Institute of Technology over a complaint it, along with the Anti-Defamation League, filed against the school in September 2024. The center […] Press Room Media Coverage
November 10, 2025 Brandeis Urging U.S. Court to Allow Lawsuit over Fashion School’s ‘Punch a Zionist’ Practice (The Jewish Edition) Published by The Jewish Edition on November 7, 2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has asked the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to allow a Jewish plaintiff to proceed anonymously in her lawsuit against the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). The center argued that the district […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 10, 2025 Brandeis Center Seeks Anonymity for Jewish Victim in Antisemitism Lawsuit (The Algemeiner) Published by The Algemeiner on November 7, 2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has asked a US federal court to allow a whistleblower of antisemitism at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) to pursue her lawsuit anonymously and avoid acts of retaliation which may await those who come forward to […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 6, 2025 Brandeis Center to Court: Jewish Plaintiffs Must Be Able to File Anti-Semitism Claims Anonymously For First Time, Brandeis Center Reveals Dept of Ed Investigation After FIT Students Told “Punch a Zionist,” and Jewish Leader Blocked Washington, D.C. (November 6, 2025) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, the national organization that uses the law to fight for Jewish victims and whistleblowers of anti-Semitism, has urged […] Press Releases Press Room
November 5, 2025 The Latest Hollywood Blacklist Comes for the Jews — And It’s Illegal (Jurist) Published by Jurist on 11/3/2025 by: Rory Lancman The Red Scare blacklist era—one in which those in the entertainment industry were targeted, investigated and ostracized for their supposed political sympathies and associates—remains one of the film industry’s darkest chapters. It was a time when fear and conformity eclipsed both principle and legality. Today, under the […] Op-Eds
October 30, 2025 ADL joins growing field of legal aid providers fighting antisemitism (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 10/30/2025 Responding to historic levels of antisemitism in the U.S., the Anti-Defamation League and Gibson Dunn LLP announced on Wednesday a new joint network offering pro bono legal assistance to victims of antisemitic incidents. The new initiative joins an already crowded space of Jewish groups offering legal services, including the […] Media Coverage
October 30, 2025 The legal debate over Trump’s Title VI campus crackdown (Higher Ed Dive) Published by Higher Ed Dive on 10/30/2025 The September ruling in Harvard University’s favor restoring roughly $2.2 billion in federal funding struck a short-term blow against the Trump administration’s use of civil rights investigations against universities. The administration pulled the funding in April after Harvard rejected a series of sweeping demands, claiming it was suspending the […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 24, 2025 Louis D. Brandeis Center Expands Leadership and Legal Team with Five New Hires As anti-Semitism rates rise to unprecedented levels, the Brandeis Center brings on new hires, including former Corporation for Public Broadcasting EVP, to meet the needs of the current moment Washington, D.C. – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced that it has welcomed five new staff members to their growing team: Evan Slavitt […] Press Releases Press Room
October 23, 2025 CAIR sues Northwestern University, alleges Jew-hatred training violates civil-rights law (JNS) Published by JNS on 10/21/2025 The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit against Northwestern University in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Oct. 15, alleging that the private school’s mandatory antisemitism bias training program violates federal civil rights law. Some 300 students at the school […] Media Coverage