July 2, 2025 Trump Administration Issues Harvard University Civil Rights Violation Notice (Algemeiner) Published by the Algemeiner on 7/1/2025 The Trump administration has issued Harvard University a “notice of violation” of civil rights law following an investigation which examined how it responded to dozens of antisemitic incidents reported by Jewish students since the 2023-2024 academic year. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Monday, the correspondence, sent by the […] Media Coverage
July 2, 2025 Anti-Defamation League alleges ‘pervasive antisemitic harassment’ at Concord-Carlisle schools (Boston Globe) Published by the Boston Globe on 7/1/2025 The Anti-Defamation League said Tuesday it has filed a brief with the federal Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights alleging that the Concord-Carlisle public school system has “failed to protect Jewish students from pervasive antisemitic harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.” In a statement, the ADL said there has […] Media Coverage
July 2, 2025 Private Virginia School Expels Victim of Antisemitic Bullying, Two Siblings (Washington Jewish Week) Published by Washington Jewish Week on 7/1/2025 Three Jewish children were expelled from a private school in Herndon in March after their parents complained about the unaddressed antisemitic bullying their 11-year-old daughter experienced at school, according to a complaint filed today by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Dillon PLLC. The parents […] Media Coverage
July 2, 2025 Posh Virginia private school that allegedly praised Hitler expelled three Jewish students who faced antisemitic bullying: complaint (NY Post) Published by the New York Post on 7/1/2025 A Northern Virginia private school celebrated as one of the best in the country allegedly expelled three Jewish siblings who endured relentless antisemitic harassment in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel — all while their community celebrated Hitler as a “strong historical […] Media Coverage
July 2, 2025 Virginia School Under Fire For Expelling Kids Who Objected To Antisemitic Bullying (Daily Wire) Published by the Daily Wire on 7/1/2025 Parents are fighting back after their three young three children were expelled from the Nysmith School for the Gifted after they raised concerns about antisemitic bullying and harassment — about which the headmaster and owner of the school, Kenneth R. Nysmith, allegedly did nothing. Parents Brian Vazquez and […] Media Coverage
July 2, 2025 Prestigious Virginia K-8 School Hit with Civil Rights Complaint over Environment ‘Hostile to Jews’ (Free Beacon) Published by the Free Beacon on 7/1/2025 The prestigious Nysmith School in Northern Virginia received a civil rights complaint Tuesday for allegedly expelling three Jewish students who faced anti-Semitic harassment and whom the school’s headmaster told to “toughen up” after they reported the conduct. The Nysmith School, known as one of the top 10 institutions in the country for […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 ADL, Brandeis Center, and Mayer Brown File Federal Civil Rights Brief Detailing Rampant Antisemitic Abuse at Concord-Carlisle High School New York, NY (July 1, 2025) – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and a pro bono team at the law firm Mayer Brown yesterday filed a brief with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleging that officials at the Concord-Carlisle Regional School […] Press Releases Press Room
July 1, 2025 Brandeis Center files complaint alleging antisemitism at Virginia private school (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 7/1/2025 The parents of an 11-year-old Jewish student at a private school in Northern Virginia say their daughter faced months of antisemitic harassment that went unaddressed by school officials, who also cancelled an annual event featuring a Holocaust survivor due to concerns that the event might exacerbate tensions related to […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 Jewish Civil Rights Scholar Urges US Congress to Respond to Antisemitism Crisis (Algemeiner) Published by Algemeiner on 6/27/2026 Civil rights scholar Kenneth Marcus on Tuesday implored US lawmakers to recognize rising antisemitic violence as the civil rights issue of this era and enact a robust policy response to it before the country is irreparably harmed. Marcus, who is chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 MIT Slapped With Lawsuit for ‘Severe and Pervasive Discrimination’ of Jewish, Israeli Students (Haaretz) Published by Haaretz on 6/25/2025 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was sued on Wednesday for enabling a “hostile antisemitic environment on campus” that discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students and deprived them of equal educational and professional opportunities. The suit was filed by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on behalf of two […] Media Coverage