April 9, 2024 Brandeis Center, StandWithUs & ADL File Title VI Complaint Against Ohio State, Alleging Pervasive Antisemitic Climate for Jewish Students Complaint claims OSU repeatedly failed to address incidents, leaving students vulnerable Contacts: Brandeis Center, Nicole Rosen | 202-309-5724 | Nicole@rosencomm.com StandWithUs, Jennifer Kutner, 310-245-4109 | jenniferk@standwithus.com ADL, Todd Gutnick | 212-885-7755 | adlmedia@adl.org New York, NY (April 9, 2024) – Three Jewish defense organizations today submitted a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office […] Press Releases
March 1, 2024 The Brandeis Center Welcomes New Staff Washington, D.C. (March 1, 2024) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to welcome three new staff members to its rapidly expanding team: Senior Education Counsel Marci Lerner Miller, New York Senior Counsel David M. Dince, and Senior Counsel Robin N. Pick. The addition of three more attorneys […] Press Releases
February 29, 2024 Brandeis Center/ADL/StandWithUs Launch Pro Bono K-12 Anti-Semitism Helpline Contact: Brandeis Center, Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ADL, Todd Gutnick 212-885-7755 | adlmedia@adl.org StandWithUs, Jennifer Kutner, 310-245-4109, jenniferk@standwithus.org Washington, D.C., Feb. 29, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), and StandWithUs, along with four leading law firms, today announced a new pilot helpline to provide pro bono legal […] Press Releases Press Room
February 28, 2024 Brandeis Center/ADL File Federal Complaint Against Berkeley K-12 Schools for ‘Severe and Persistent’ Anti-Semitic Bullying Contact: Brandeis Center, Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ADL, Todd Gutnick 212-885-7755 | adlmedia@adl.org Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) for failing […] Press Releases
November 28, 2023 BRANDEIS CENTER SUES UC BERKELEY FOR “LONGSTANDING, UNCHECKED SPREAD OF ANTI-SEMITISM” Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Once a Beacon of Civil Rights, Berkeley Now Home to Physical Intimidation and Violence Against Jews and 23 Orgs that Ban “Zionists” Washington, D.C., Nov. 28, 2023: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is suing the University of California (UC) Regents, UC President Michael Drake, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, and other […] Press Releases
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