Posts Tagged: Kenneth Marcus
US Federal Judge Allows Antisemitism Lawsuit to Proceed Against Powerful Lawyers Union
A US federal judge ruled on Tuesday that an antisemitism lawsuit accusing the powerful Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) union can continue over the...
Trump Administration Issues Harvard University Civil Rights Violation Notice
The Trump administration has issued Harvard University a "notice of violation" of civil rights law following an investigation which examined how it responded to dozens...
Civil Rights Nonprofit Slams Pro-Hamas Briefs Defending Harvard Lawsuit Against Trump
A new amicus brief filed in the lawsuit that Harvard University brought in April to stop the Trump administration's confiscation of some $3 billion of...
Jewish Civil Rights Scholar Urges US Congress to Respond to Antisemitism Crisis
Civil rights scholar Kenneth Marcus on Tuesday implored US lawmakers to recognize rising antisemitic violence as the civil rights issue of this era and enact...
Explosive MIT Antisemitism Lawsuit Says University Ignored Blatant Hate Incidents
An explosive lawsuit was filed on Wednesday by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on behalf of two Massachusetts Institute of...
New York City Mayor Signs Executive Order Adopting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed an executive order which adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, enacting a policy...
Microsoft Accused of Antisemitic Discrimination
Microsoft Corporation denies Jews the right to form ethnic affinity groups despite maintaining a robust system of them for other identity categories, the Louis D....
New York Legal Aid Union Accused of Blocking Antisemitism Reforms
A New York area labor union has been accused of enabling antisemitic discrimination in complaints filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the...
Virginia Democrats Block Jewish Civil Rights Attorney’s Appointment to University Board
Democrats in Virginia have launched an effort to block several appointees of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, including a Jewish civil rights attorney who was picked...
Harvard University Settles Antisemitism Lawsuits, Promises to ‘Combat Antisemitism’
Harvard University has settled two antisemitism lawsuits, which were merged by a federal judge in November 2024, that blighted its reputation while feeding an impression...
Harvard Antisemitism Lawsuit Cleared to Proceed to Discovery Phase
A lawsuit accusing Harvard University of ignoring antisemitism has been cleared to proceed to discovery, a phase of the case which may unearth damaging revelations...
North Carolina State University Settles Antisemitism Complaint
North Carolina State University (NCSU) has settled a civil rights complaint which accused school officials of failing to respond to a series of antisemitic incidents...
Jewish Civil Rights Group Challenges UC Berkeley Motion to Dismiss Antisemitism Lawsuit
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on Wednesday filed a legal brief challenging the University of California, Berkeley's (UC Berkeley) motion...
US Jewish Groups Condemn Anti-Zionist Resolutions Considered by American Federation of Teachers
A coalition of US Jewish groups on Monday denounced the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the largest educators' unions in the country, for...
