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June 25, 2025 Anti-Semitism and Prolonged Silence of President Kornbluth Create “Climate of Fear” at Prestigious University

Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2025): The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, on behalf of Jewish students, researchers and faculty, today sued the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for standing idly by as faculty and students cultivated an environment rife with anti-Semitism and fear. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District […]
May 21, 2025 Adobe Recognizes Jewish Employee Resource Group in Landmark Move

Washington, D.C., May 21, 2025 — Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman and CEO of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, today issued the following statement congratulating Jewish employees at Adobe on the official recognition of a Jewish Employee Resource Group (ERG)—a major milestone in fighting rising workplace anti-Semitism and supporting equal treatment of […]
May 14, 2025 Brandeis Center Warns Microsoft: Treat Your Jewish Employees Equally or We’ll See You In Court

Microsoft’s Refusal to Provide Jewish Employees Equal Access to Employee Resources Violates Federal Law, Impedes Fight Against Anti-Semitism at Microsoft May 14, 2025 (Washington, D.C.)– The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today warned Microsoft in a letter to its CEO and Chief Diversity Officer that if it continued to distribute professional […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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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 […]
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