March 20, 2018 Another Win for LDB Against ASA’s Illegal Boycott of Israel Federal Judge Permits Substantial Expansion of Lawsuit A United States federal judge has ruled that the professors who are suing the American Studies Association (ASA) for its boycott of Israeli universities and academic institutions may file an amended complaint that substantially expands their case. Media Coverage Press Room
March 19, 2018 Joe Siegal on Title XI & Title VI Cases On Monday, March 19, civil rights attorney Joel H. Siegal, a member of the Louis D. Brandeis Center’s Legal Advisory Board, will speak to the LDB chapter at the University of Viriginia School of Law, about Title XI &Title IV cases. Events
March 15, 2018 Press Release: Brandeis Center Applauds Miami-Dade Police Chiefs for Anti-Semitism Resolution The Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police have unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing the U.S. State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism when investigating crimes. Press Releases Press Room
March 14, 2018 Litigating to Uphold the Rights of the Jewish People On Wednesday, March 14, the Cardozo LDB chapter along with the Jewish Law Students Association will host the Lawfare Project’s founder and executive director Brooke Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer & Director of Research Benjamin Ryberg, and Director of Legal Affairs Amanda Berman, to speak on the topic of “Litigating to Uphold the Rights of the Jewish People.” Events
March 13, 2018 Police Chiefs Adopt Resolution Defining Anti-Semitism By unanimous decision, the Miami-Dade County (FL) Association of Chiefs of Police passed a resolution recognizing the U.S. State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism when investigating crimes. Media Coverage Press Room
March 8, 2018 “Campus Speech and the First Amendment,” Prof. Alexander Tsesis On Thursday, March 8, Professor Alexander Tsesis will speak to the newest LDB law student chapter at Case Western Reserve University School of Law on the topic of, “Campus Speech and the First Amendment.” Events
March 7, 2018 Professor Eugene Kontorovich at Harvard Law School On Wednesday, March 7, Northwestern Law Professor Eugene Kontorovich will speak to LDB students at Harvard Law. Professor Kontorovich’s research spans the fields of constitutional law, international law, and law and economics. Events
March 7, 2018 Trump’s Pick for Office for Civil Rights Is Democrats’ Best Bet By Max Eden Real Clear Policy After one year in office, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is still running a skeleton crew at the Department of Education. The Senate confirmation process for her political appointees has stalled, and Senate Democrats sense blood in the wateraround the nominee to head the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Kenneth Marcus. Given the hot-button […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 5, 2018 Democrats Stonewall Ed Civil Rights Nominee As Anti-Semitism in Schools Rises 94% Democratic obstruction in the Senate has left the Department of Education without leadership in its office of civil rights at a time when anti-Semitism has risen by 94 percent in U.S. schools. Media Coverage Press Room
February 12, 2018 LDB Files Amicus Brief in Support of Arizona Anti-BDS Law On Friday, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) filed an amicus brief in support of HB 2617, an Arizona state law that requires state contractors to certify that they are not “engaging in a boycott of Israel.” The Brandeis Center filed its brief in response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) challenging the First Amendment implications of the law. Press Releases Press Room