June 15, 2017 Campus Watchdog Says It Got ‘Completely Inadequate’ Response From UC-Irvine on Anti-Israel Group’s Repeated Violations of Free Speech The founder of a campus watchdog group said the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has offered a “completely inadequate” response to a letter sent to the chancellor demanding serious action after a student disruption of a pro-Israel event last month. Media Coverage Press Room
June 14, 2017 50 Groups Urge Immediate Response to SJP Disruption in Framework of Principles Against Intolerance The Louis D. Brandeis Center joined the AMCHA Initiative and nearly 50 other groups in urging an immediate response from UC Irvine over a recent hostile incident in the letter below. LDB had already written to Chancellor Gilman on this matter immediately after the incident had occurred. Media Coverage Press Room
June 14, 2017 Modern Language Association Overwhelmingly Passes Anti-BDS Motion On June 14, 2017, the Modern Language Association (MLA) announced that a resolution against BDS had been ratified by their members, passing by a wide margin of 1,954 votes in favor to 885 against. Resolution 2017-1 states: “Whereas endorsing the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel contradicts the MLA’s purpose to promote teaching and research on language and literature… Media Coverage Press Room
June 12, 2017 LDB Welcomes New Law Clerks and Interns The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce its new summer team: Civil Rights Law Clerks Jennifer Kleinman and Jordan Weber, and interns Ali Rosenblatt and Michaela Shapiro. Press Releases Press Room
June 1, 2017 EU Parliament votes in favor of adopting antisemitism definition The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on European Union member states and European Union institutions to adopt and apply the working definition of antisemitism used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA). Press Releases Press Room
May 16, 2017 Perfectly Okay: Anti-Semitism in Academia Robbins, a Boston-based attorney at Mintz Levin in which he specializes in complex civil litigation, including litigation involving allegations of fraud, First Amendment issues, and claims of defamation. Robbins served as deputy chief counsel for the minority of the US Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Special Investigation into campaign fundraising practices, as chief counsel for the mino Events
May 11, 2017 Bill defining anti-Semitism on South Carolina college campuses stalls for the year The South Carolina Senate on Thursday put the brakes on a bill that would spell out a specific definition for anti-Semitism on state college campuses. Media Coverage Press Room
May 11, 2017 LDB Statement on South Carolina Anti-Semitism Bill Kenneth L. Marcus, president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, made the following statement today after the South Carolina General Assembly adjourned before final passage of a bill to combat campus anti-Semitism: Press Releases Press Room
May 10, 2017 Fighting Anti-Semitism in the Current Climate LDB’s Kenneth L. Marcus will address Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon, CA, about the campaign against anti-Semitism. Events
May 7, 2017 Anti-Semitism on Campuses and the BDS Movement LDB’s Director of Legal Initiatives, Aviva Vogelstein, will speak at Congregation Har Tzeon – Agudath Achim on, “Anti-Semitism on Campuses and the BDS Movement.” Events