September 12, 2018 New York Times smears Trump education official, downplays campus anti-Semitism Speaking truth to power in the age of Trump apparently means downplaying anti-Semitism. At least, that’s the takeaway from an indefensibly ugly article published this week by the New York Times. Media Coverage Press Room
August 1, 2018 Justice at Stoughton High School On July 19, an arbitrator found that Stoughton High School teacher Hilary Moll was wrongly suspended without pay by Stoughton Public Schools (“Stoughton”), for her response to an anti-Semitic incident at the high school. Press Releases Press Room
July 24, 2018 L.A. City Attorney Mulls Prosecution of Anti-Israel Disruptors of UCLA Event It began as yet another frustrating example of a university refusing to take swift action in a case of aggressive disruption of a pro-Israel event. The belligerent shutdown of a Students Supporting Israel panel discussion occurred at UCLA on May 17, 2018. Media Coverage Press Room
July 14, 2018 Another Win for LDB Against ASA’s Illegal Boycott of Israel By confirming subject matter jurisdiction, a United States federal judge has again allowed the lawsuit brought by professors against the American Studies Association (ASA) for its boycott of Israeli universities and academic institutions to proceed. Press Releases Press Room
June 28, 2018 10,000 reasons to protect students from religious bullying Choking a Muslim student with her hijab. Punching a Sikh boy wearing a turban. Burning a Jewish boy with hot wax. A just-released Department of Education report found that an alarming 10,848 incidents of religiously-motivated bullying and harassment took place in U.S. public schools during 2015-16. Media Coverage Press Room
June 21, 2018 Alyza D. Lewin, Esq., Named Next Louis D. Brandeis Center President The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Alyza D. Lewin, Esq., to the position of President and General Counsel, effective upon the departure of LDB Founder and President Kenneth L. Marcus on June 25th, 2018. Press Releases Press Room
June 14, 2018 UCLA Students File Criminal Complaints Against Anti-Israel Disruptors Criminal complaints are now being filed by students following the belligerent disruption of a May 17, 2018 Students Supporting Israel [SSI] event at University of California Los Angeles. At least a half-dozen students announced they would visit the UCLA police department to file formal complaints reporting criminal disruption of a meeting, as well as disturbing the peace and conspiracy. Media Coverage Press Room
June 12, 2018 Emory Law Grad Embraces Tolerance, Jewish Atlanta New Emory University School of Law graduate David Zev Rosenberg has a worldly awareness of the importance of tolerance. Media Coverage Press Room
June 11, 2018 Anti-Semitism? Let’s define it first … Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at lowering the rising tide of anti-Semitism on campuses across the U.S. Media Coverage Press Room
June 8, 2018 Pro-Israel Groups Pursue Criminal Aspects of Disruptions Disruptions of pro-Israel events by anti-Israel groups continue to intensify into physical aggression and violence across campuses and even into the community. As a result, Jewish and pro-Israel groups have started to explore the criminal aspects of such incidents. Media Coverage Press Room