August 12, 2024 August 15, 2024: American Jewish Medical Association: Explaining, Combatting, and Addressing Anti-Semitism in Colleges and Workplaces Events
August 5, 2024 Brandeis Center calls Title VI settlement with North Carolina State a ‘step forward’ (JNS) Published by Jewish News Syndicate on 8/2/24 Senior counsel Robin Pick said the university “has the opportunity to be a leader and a model for other universities in the fight against antisemitism.” The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced a settlement with the school on Thursday, following an early mediation process through the […] Media Coverage
August 1, 2024 Brandeis Center Settlement with North Carolina State Is a Significant Step Forward in Combating Campus Anti-Semitism August 1, 2024, (Washington, D.C.): Brandeis Center lauds settlement under which North Carolina State University agrees to take meaningful action to combat anti-Semitism Washington, D.C., (August 1, 2024): Today, Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Brandeis Center, and Robin Pick, Senior Counsel at the Brandeis Center, issued the following statements in response to […] Press Releases
July 23, 2024 The Brandeis Center Hires Senior Litigator Kami Z. Barker Washington, D.C. (July 23, 2024) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kami Z. Barker as the organization’s newest senior litigator as part of its continued expansion. As anti-Semitism continues to surge throughout all aspects of the U.S. educational systems – from higher education […] Press Releases Uncategorized
July 18, 2024 Groups Slam UC Berkeley’s ‘Misreading’ Of Antisemitism Case (Law360) Published 7/16/24 by Law360; Story by Jake Maher Jewish organizations suing the University of California, Berkeley, and its law school for allegedly tolerating an antisemitic culture on campus fought to keep their suit alive this week in the face of a motion to dismiss, maintaining their claims are ripe despite UC Berkeley’s “bold misreading” of […] Media Coverage
July 17, 2024 American Jewish University: Using Law to Fight Antisemitism on College Campuses (July 30, 2024) Events
July 10, 2024 Legal Aid union accused of retaliating against LI members who called out ‘antisemitic’ practices (New York Post) Published by New York Post on 7/9/24; Story by Carl Campanile A Jewish civil rights group is suing the union repping taxpayer-funded Legal Aid lawyers for allegedly retaliating against three members who objected to its antisemitic practices. The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys initiated proceedings to expel the three Nassau County members — Ilana Kopmar, Diane Clarke […] Media Coverage
July 9, 2024 The Brandeis Center Sues the U.S. Department of Education for Unlawfully Dismissing its Prior Anti-Semitism Complaint With the Office For Civil Rights Against the University Of Pennsylvania, In Violation of its Own Policies July 9, 2024 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the affiliated Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education filed a lawsuit against the U.S Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for failing to follow its own procedures in dismissing the Brandeis Center’s November 2023 complaint against […] Press Releases
July 9, 2024 The Brandeis Center and Lieb at Law File Federal District Court Complaint Against the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys Union for Undertaking Acts to Expel and Otherwise Discipline Jewish and Non-Jewish Zionist Members in Retaliation for Opposing the Union’s Infamous Anti-Semitic Resolution Attacking Israel July 9, 2024 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Lieb at Law, P.C. filed a federal District Court complaint against the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW Local 2325 (“the ALAA”) and individual union officials for undertaking acts to expel and otherwise discipline two Jewish and […] Press Releases
July 8, 2024 At 22, East Bay native Tessa Veksler is a Jewish leader with national sway (J Weekly) Published in J Weekly on 7/5/24; Story by Natalie Weinstein When Tessa Veksler began her term as president of UC Santa Barbara’s student body last September, she’d reached a high point in her college career. But the 22-year-old, who graduated in mid-June and returned home to Concord, knows this: She couldn’t win that seat again. […] Media Coverage