May 7, 2025 Brandeis Center Files Discrimination Charges Against UAW’s ‘Legal Aid’ Union for Anti-Semitic Discrimination Against Its Jewish Members at NYLAG May 7, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) – On behalf of numerous Jewish employees of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed complaints today with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The complaints allege the employees’ own union, A […] Press Releases Press Room Highlights
April 28, 2025 Columbia University Janitors, UCLA Jewish Community Members Sue Orgs Behind Encampments New Lawsuits Go After Organizations Behind Encampments, Alleging Coordinated Campaign of Anti-Semitism Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025 – Unlike previous lawsuits that aim to hold universities accountable for rampant anti-Semitism, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law’s latest lawsuits go directly after the organizations that they allege orchestrated the assaults, battery, and civil […] Uncategorized Press Releases Highlights
March 24, 2025 Brandeis Center Blocks UAW From Expelling Jewish and Allied Members Who Stood Up For Israel March 24, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) – In response to legal action taken by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, the United Auto Workers (UAW) Public Review Board ruled the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) cannot expel four Nassau County Legal Aid attorneys who opposed the ALAA’s virulently anti-Semitic and pro-Hamas […] Highlights Press Releases
March 20, 2025 U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigations into Anti-Semitism Complaints Against Yale, UMass-Amherst, Scripps College, American University and Fulton County (Washington, D.C., March 20, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is opening investigations into complaints filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Anti-Defamation League (ADL) against Yale University; University of Massachusetts Amherst; and Scripps College. In addition, the Department is opening complaints against […] Press Releases Press Room Highlights
March 6, 2025 Federal Anti-Semitism Complaints Filed Against Three California Schools – Scripps, Cal Poly, and Etiwanda District (Washington, D.C., March 6, 2025) The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, today, announced it has filed three federal complaints with the U.S. Department of Education against California State Polytechnic, Scripps College, and California’s Etiwanda School District alleging the schools are in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Brandeis […] Press Releases
March 3, 2025 Man Kicked Out of Oakland Cafe For Being Jewish Sues Owner Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2025): The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, representing a man who was ejected, along with his five-year-old son, from an Oakland coffeehouse because he is Jewish, filed a lawsuit today in the Superior Court of the State of California, Alameda County. According to the lawsuit, the defendants’ denial of services […] Press Releases Highlights
February 20, 2025 Santa Ana Public Schools Prevented from Teaching Anti-Semitic Ethnic Studies (Santa Ana, Calif., February 20, 2025) – Major Jewish organizations on February 20 announced that the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against the school district for introducing ethnic studies courses that were developed in secret and infected with anti-Semitism. As part of the settlement, SAUSD will cease […] Press Room Highlights Uncategorized Press Releases
February 6, 2025 Public Interest Law Firm Launched to Specialize in Anti-Semitism Litigation Washington, D.C., February 6, 2025: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today announced it will be assembling a team of nearly twenty lawyers and legal staff to litigate exclusively against anti-Semitism. Their bandwidth will be increased by support from outside counsel at major national law firms. This new public interest litigation […] Press Releases Press Room Highlights
February 3, 2025 Former OCR Head Commends Newly Announced U.S. Dept of Education Anti-Semitism Investigations The Brandeis Center today applauded the announcement by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to open proactive investigations into anti-Semitism at five higher education campuses. The Brandeis Center is currently suing UC Berkeley, one of the schools being investigated, for the “longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism.” “This is exactly the right step to be […] Press Releases Highlights
January 21, 2025 The Brandeis Center and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education Agree with Harvard to Settle Title VI Litigation Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724, nicole@rosencomm.com Washington, D.C., January 21, 2025 — Today, Plaintiffs The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (“JAFE”) announced that they have reached an agreement to resolve their claims against Harvard University. As part of the settlement, Harvard has agreed to implement […] Press Releases Press Room Highlights
November 26, 2024 ADL and the Brandeis Center Settle Title VI Complaint after Occidental College Agrees to Sweeping Reforms to Prevent Campus Antisemitism Contact: Cara Herman, cherman@brandeiscenter.com New York, NY, November 26, 2024: Occidental College has agreed to take a series of steps to address and prevent antisemitism on campus as part of a sweeping settlement agreement reached in response to a federal Title VI complaint filed by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for […] Press Releases Highlights
November 6, 2024 Judge Rules Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against Harvard Should Begin Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2024: Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for George W. Bush and Donald Trump issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns’ decision to begin proceedings in the Brandeis Center’s lawsuit alleging Harvard […] Press Releases Highlights
October 1, 2024 Anti-Semitism Has Been Allowed to “Run Rampant” at the University of Washington, Alleges New Federal Complaint Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2024: A new federal complaint filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law alleges that anti-Semitism was allowed to run rampant at the University of Washington (UW) because the administration has repeatedly failed to adequately respond despite having been put on notice. According to the complaint, Jewish students have been threatened with physical harm, […] Press Releases Highlights
September 30, 2024 Brandeis Center/ADL/StandWithUs Expand Helpline on Antisemitism in K-12 Schools to Massachusetts and New York September 30, 2024 (New York and Massachusetts): Brandeis Center/ADL/StandWithUs expand antisemitism helpline. Press Releases Highlights
September 24, 2024 Brandeis Center Hails Gov Hochul and former Chief Judge Lippman’s Long-Awaited CUNY Anti-Semitism Report September 23, 2024, (New York, NY): Lippman Recommends CUNY Immediately Utilize IHRA and Properly Enforce Protest Policies The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law commends New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman for the reforms proposed in Judge Lippman’s eagerly awaited and critically important report on anti-Semitism […] Press Room Highlights Press Releases
September 5, 2024 Jewish Organizations Reach Historic Agreement with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Protect Jewish Students September 3, 2024, (Chicago, IL): The agreement represents one of the most detailed commitments ever made by a major American university to Jewish college students CHICAGO, Illinois- After several years of negotiations, Hillel International, Illini Hillel, and the Jewish United Fund Chicago (JUF) are pleased to announce an agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) that expresses […] Press Releases Highlights
August 26, 2024 Lawsuit Uncovers Antisemitic Intent Within Santa Ana Unified School District August 26, 2024 (Santa Ana, Calif.): Motion filed supports allegations that SAUSD intentionally violated the Brown Act, California’s open meetings laws, to develop and approve antisemitic curriculum “under the radar.” Santa Ana, Calif., August 26, 2024… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, AJC (the American Jewish Committee), […] Press Releases Highlights
August 13, 2024 Brandeis Center Files Federal Complaint Against Fulton County School District over Anti-Semitism in K-12 Schools Washington, D.C. (August 13, 2024) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law, Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (JAFE) and the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), filed a Title VI complaint with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against the Fulton County School District (FCSD) over routine anti-Semitic bullying […] Highlights Press Releases
August 1, 2024 Brandeis Center Settlement with North Carolina State Is a Significant Step Forward in Combating Campus Anti-Semitism August 1, 2024, (Washington, D.C.): Brandeis Center lauds settlement under which North Carolina State University agrees to take meaningful action to combat anti-Semitism Washington, D.C., (August 1, 2024): Today, Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Brandeis Center, and Robin Pick, Senior Counsel at the Brandeis Center, issued the following statements in response to […] Press Releases Highlights
July 23, 2024 The Brandeis Center Hires Senior Litigator Kami Z. Barker Washington, D.C. (July 23, 2024) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kami Z. Barker as the organization’s newest senior litigator as part of its continued expansion. As anti-Semitism continues to surge throughout all aspects of the U.S. educational systems – from higher education […] Uncategorized Press Releases Highlights
July 9, 2024 The Brandeis Center Sues the U.S. Department of Education for Unlawfully Dismissing its Prior Anti-Semitism Complaint With the Office For Civil Rights Against the University Of Pennsylvania, In Violation of its Own Policies July 9, 2024 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the affiliated Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education filed a lawsuit against the U.S Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for failing to follow its own procedures in dismissing the Brandeis Center’s November 2023 complaint against […] Press Releases Highlights