October 27, 2017 Trump taps Jewish community advocate as civil rights chief at Education Department The man President Trump has tapped for the critical job of chief of civil rights in the Education Department is the president of a Jewish center for human rights who has been critical of campus supporters of a Palestinian-led campaign to divest from Israel and who previously served in the George W. Bush administration. Media Coverage Press Room
October 27, 2017 Head of Jewish Human Rights Group Nominated to Top Civil Rights Post at US Education Department The head of a prominent Jewish human rights group has been chosen for the top civil rights post at the US Department of Education, the White House announced on Thursday. Media Coverage Press Room
October 26, 2017 The Brandeis Center Congratulates Kenneth L. Marcus The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law congratulates LDB President and General Counsel Kenneth L. Marcus on the occasion of his nomination to the position of Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education for Civil Rights. Press Releases Press Room
October 24, 2017 Supreme Court Litigator Alyza Lewin at UC Berkeley Law On Tuesday, October 24, Supreme Court litigator Alyza Lewin will address LDB students at UC Berkeley School of Law on her work litigating the “Jerusalem Passport Case” in front of the Supreme Court. Events
October 23, 2017 Professor Eugene Kontorovich at Emory Law On Monday, October 23, Northwestern Law Professor Eugene Kontorovich will speak to Emory Law’s LDB Law Student Chapter. Events
October 23, 2017 Newest Civil Rights Legal Fellow, Roee Talmor Washington, D.C. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to welcome its newest Civil Rights Legal Fellow, Roee Talmor. Press Releases Press Room
October 23, 2017 North Shore task force holding forum to address anti-Semitism on college campuses Rabbi Michael Ragozin was particularly fired up during his 2016 Kol Nidre sermon at Congregation Shirat Hayam. The topic was anti-Semitism on college campuses, an issue he said “Gets me in the kishkes. Media Coverage Press Room
October 19, 2017 LDB’s Aviva Vogelstein at UCLA and University of Washington DB’s Director of Legal Initiatives, Aviva Vogelstein, will speak to law students at two of LDB’s West Coast law student chapters in the coming weeks. Events
October 16, 2017 Boston litigator Jeffery S. Robbins Esq., Appointed to Brandeis Center’s Board of Directors The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) announced this afternoon the election of leading Boston litigator Jeffery S. Robbins Esq., to the Center’s Board of Directors. Mr. Robbins, who previously served as a member of LDB’s Legal Advisory Board, was elected during LDB’s Annual Meeting on October 12. Press Releases Press Room
October 6, 2017 Another swastika drawn at Stoughton High For at least the fourth time, a student at Stoughton High School has used a hate-related symbol in school. Media Coverage Press Room