November 2, 2018 Brandeis Center launches initiative to train law students to fight anti-Semitism In the aftermath of the Oct. 27 shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, a new initiative was launched on Friday for law students to fight anti-Semitism. Media Coverage Press Room
November 1, 2018 Pro-Israel Groups Urge U-Mich to Crack Down on Academic Boycotts Pro-Israel groups StandWithUs, The Lawfare Project and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, penned a letter to University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel and the university’s board of regents, urging the administration to crack down on academic boycotts of Israel among faculty members. Media Coverage Press Room
October 31, 2018 Oct. 30: Progressivism, Identity, and the Law: A Round-Table Discussion with Chloe Valdary and Amanda Berman. On October 30th, the LDB chapter at Northeastern University School of Law will host Amanda Berman and Chloe Valdary for an event titled “Progressivism, Identity, and the Law: A Round-Table Discussion with Chloe Valdary and Amanda Berman.” Events
October 29, 2018 Prof. Amos Guiora to Address LDB Law Students in Chicago On October 29th, the LDB chapter at Loyola University of Chicago School of Law will host Professor Amos N. Guiora; and on October 30th, the LDB Chapter at Chicago-Kent College of Law will host Prof. Guiora, to discuss issues and arguments from his internationally acclaimed book The Crime of Complicity. Events
October 28, 2018 The Louis D. Brandeis Center Condemns the Anti-Semitic Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh, PA Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with the Squirrel Hill Jewish community and the families of the victims of the horrific anti-Semitic shooting that took place yesterday at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Media Coverage Press Room
October 25, 2018 A letter to my neighbor and fellow Badger on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Re-posted from The Daily Cardinal, by Hillary Miller, Oct. 22, 2018 This summer I read Yossi Klein Halevi’s book, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor. Each chapter is a letter directly addressed to his Palestinian neighbors, who live in the town adjacent to his settlement in the West Bank. His work is meant to show how the […] Op-Eds
October 24, 2018 UCLA LDB to Host Prof. Arthur Gross-Schaefer On October 24th, the LDB chapter at UCLA School of Law will host Rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaefer to Rabbi Gross-Schaefer is a Professor of Marketing and Business Law at the College of Business Administration at Loyola Marymount University. Events
October 22, 2018 Alyza Lewin and Aviva Vogelstein at National Conference of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists On October 22, LDB’s President and General Counsel Alyza Lewin and LDB’s Director of Legal Initiatives Aviva Vogelstein will speak at the Fifth Annual National Conference of Jewish Lawyers & Jurists. Events
October 16, 2018 Cornell LDB to Host Prof. Avi Bell On October 16th, the LDB chapter at Cornell Law School will host Professor Abraham Bell to speak on International Law and the Arab-Israeli Conflct. Events
October 11, 2018 Emory LDB to Host Prof. Alex Tsesis On October 10th, the LDB chapter at Emory University School of Law will host Professor Alexander Tsesis to speak on the topic of Campus Regulation of Hate Speech and the First Amendment. Events