March 23, 2016 California Regents Denounce Anti-Zionism This morning, the Regents of the University of California unanimously adopted a landmark set of Principles Against Intolerance. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law commends the Regents for this historic statement. Press Releases Press Room
March 21, 2016 Civil Rights Group Expands Litigation Initiative The campaign against campus anti-Semitism just took another step forward with the expansion of a major litigation initiative. This afternoon, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) announced the appointment of Jennie Gross to the position of Senior Staff Attorney. Press Releases Press Room
March 16, 2016 Using International Law to Fight Anti-Semitism At the University of Virginia School of Law, Dr. Aleksandra Gliszczyńska-Grabias will speak at an event hosted by LDB’s UVA chapter about her work on advancing an international treaty that would provide protection against discrimination and hatred based on anti-semitism and other religious grounds. Events
March 9, 2016 Antisemitism in Today’s Europe: Between Neo-Nationalism and Global Terrorism In Minneapolis, LDB’s President Kenneth L. Marcus will participate in a University of Minnesota panel discussion on the current situation of anti-Semitism in Europe. Events
March 4, 2016 The New Anti-Discrimination: State Laws on Israel Boycott Cornell University’s Law School’s LDB Chapter will host a talk by Professor Eugene Kontorovich of Northwestern University Law School on “The New Anti-Discrimination: State Laws on Israel Boycott.” Events
March 2, 2016 LDB Attorney Aviva Vogelstein, “New Frontiers In Confronting Anti-Semitism” On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, LDB Attorney Aviva Vogelstein will speak on a panel entitled, “The Battle on Campus and What BDS Means.” The Panel is part of a 5-part series for Baltimore Jewish communal professionals, lay leaders, and students on “New Frontiers in Confronting Anti-Semitism.” Events
February 25, 2016 Antisemitism in North America: New Wine, Old Hate The Brandeis Center is pleased to announce its contribution to the newly released edited volume, Antisemitism in North America: New World, Old Hate (Leiden: Brill, 2016). Press Room Press Releases
February 24, 2016 Vassar College Press Release This week, the Brandeis Center sent a letter to Vassar College President Catharine Bond Hill, urging Vassar to condemn recent anti-Semitic statements made by visiting Rutgers Professor Jasbir Puar. LDB is a national, non-profit civil rights organization that works to combat anti-Semitism in higher education through research, education, and legal advocacy. Press Releases Press Room
February 22, 2016 Brandeis Center Announces Upcoming March Events This morning, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) announced its upcoming events for the month of March. This next wave of events will follow LDB’s Third Annual National Law Student Leadership Conference, held in California at the start of this week. LDB, a national civil rights organization, is best known for its work fighting anti-Semitism in higher education. Press Releases Press Room
February 21, 2016 LDB National Law Students’ Leadership Conference LDB will conduct its third annual national law students’ leadership conference in the San Francisco Bay Area, featuring prominent scholars and practitioners of civil and human rights law, including U.S., international, and comparative law experts. Events