November 27, 2023 JOIN ‘THE BRANDIS CENTER’ AND ‘JEWISH AMERICANS FOR FAIRNESS IN EDUCATION’ Washington, D.C. (November 27, 2023) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (the Brandeis Center or LDB) today announces its relaunch as a membership organization, as well as the launch of its sister grassroots membership organization, Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (JAFE). Membership is free. Those who want to join the Brandeis Center and […] Press Releases Press Room
November 20, 2023 U.S. Department of Education Officially Opens Civil Rights Investigation into University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College; UPenn Case Complaint Filed by Brandeis Center and Wellesley Complaint Filed by Brandeis and Jewish on Campus For Immediate Release November 16, 2023 Contact: Alex Sommer, alex@tuskstrategies.com Brandeis Center Seeks Detailed Remedies to Address Emboldened Anti-Semitism on College Campuses Washington, D.C. (November 16, 2023) – Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education announced it would open an investigation into the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College for their […] Press Releases
November 14, 2023 Brandeis Center Files Two Title VI Civil Rights Complaints with the U.S. Department of Education Addressing Growing Discrimination and Hostility against Jewish Students at the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College; Partners with Jewish on Campus on Wellesley Complaint For Immediate Release November 10, 2023 Contact: Alex Sommer, alex@tuskstrategies.com Brandeis Center Files Two Title VI Civil Rights Complaints with the U.S. Department of Education Addressing Growing Discrimination and Hostility against Jewish Students at the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College; Partners with Jewish on Campus on Wellesley Complaint Brandeis Center Seeks Detailed Remedies to Address Emboldened Anti-Semitism on […] Press Releases
November 6, 2023 Leading Jewish Organizations and Law Firms Launch Legal Protection Helpline for Campus Antisemitism Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 New effort to provide pro bono legal services to Jewish students facing antisemitism November 6, 2023 (Washington, D.C.) – Hillel International, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP today announced the Campus Antisemitism Legal Line (CALL), a free legal […] Press Releases
October 30, 2023 Harvard Touts Professor Who Discriminated Against Israeli Students (press release) Washington, D.C. (October 30, 2023): In response to a complaint from the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, made public for the first time today, Harvard University found that a professor at its Kennedy School discriminated against three Jewish Israeli graduate students in violation of Harvard and Kennedy School policies and federal civil rights guidance under […] Press Releases
October 22, 2023 Broad Jewish Community – ADL, AJC, Brandeis Center, Conference of Presidents, JFNA, Hillel, ICC – Instructs 500+ Universities of Legal Obligation to Protect Jewish Students From SJP 10/12 Day of Resistance Washington, D.C. (October 12, 2023): The Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Conference of Presidents, Hillel, and numerous others today sent a strongly worded warning to more than 500 university presidents of specific actions they must take under the law to protect Jewish and Israeli students from the fallout of […] Press Releases
October 11, 2023 New Brandeis Center Fact Sheet on Understanding Hate Crimes Washington, D.C. (October 6, 2023) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law responded to the growth of anti-Jewish hate crimes with an important new resource: a fact sheet on understanding hate crime laws in America. The Fact Sheet outlines what a hate crime is; who is most commonly targeted for hate crimes in […] Press Releases
September 29, 2023 THE BRANDEIS CENTER HIRES CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL FELLOW ALEXANDRA RINDENOW (PRESS RELEASE) Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2023) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra Rindenow as the organization’s newest Civil Rights Legal Fellow. Ms. Rindenow, a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, will assist with an array of legal duties and policy […] Press Releases
September 29, 2023 BRANDEIS CENTER COMMENDS BIDEN FOR DECISION TO EMBRACE ONCE-CONSIDERED CONTROVERSIAL ‘MARCUS DOCTRINE’ TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM (PRESS RELEASE) Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2023): Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, issued the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration’s declaration that eight federal agencies will utilize Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to combat anti-Semitism, as Marcus […] Press Releases
September 29, 2023 COALITION FILES LAWSUIT TO STOP ANTISEMITIC CONTENT FROM BEING TAUGHT IN SANTA ANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PRESS RELEASE) Lawsuit alleges significant violations of the Brown Act, California open meeting law. ADL Contact: Todd Gutnick, adlmedia@adl.org, 917-544-2342 Brandeis Center Contact: Nicole Rosen, nicole@rosencomm.com, 202-309-5724 AJC Contact: Steve Gosset, mediacomms@ajc.org, 212-891-1363 PLG Contact: Marlene E. Laro, mlaro@potomaclaw.com, 703-517-6449 StandWithUs Contact: Jennifer Kutner, jkutner@standwithus.org, 310-245-4109 (Santa Ana, Calif., September 11, 2023): ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for […] Press Releases