Special Collection: Title VI Anti-Palestinian/Antisemitism cases

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Ted Eytan

This collection includes cases brought under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that allege antisemitism or anti-Palestinian/anti-Muslim actions at colleges and universities.

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39 Cases

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Tahboub v. Northwestern University

1:25-cv-12614 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 15, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2025, several Palestinian students sued Northwestern University, alleging that the University was surpressing pro-Palestinian speech…

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Nativ v. Regents of the University of California

25cv137941 | California state trial court

Filed Date: Aug. 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Israeli professor sued UC Berkeley for national origin discrimination in hiring.

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Abdulhaqq v. Sarah Lawrence College

7:25-cv-06442 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In fall 2025, several current and graduated students of Sarah Lawrence College, as well as a professor, sued the College, alleging that…

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Mohammad v. Emory University

1:25-cv-04321 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Aug. 4, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). Represented by the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), a dual MD/PhD student sued the Universi…

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Segev v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

1:25-cv-12020 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 17, 2025

Closed Date: Dec. 5, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In July 2025, a Harvard Business School graduate sued the University, alleging severe antisemtisim and an insufficient university respo…

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Dawson v. Board of Regents of University of Michigan

4:25-cv-12123 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: July 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In July 2025, a former official for the University of Michigan sued the school, alleging that she had been discriminated against on the…

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Sussman v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1:25-cv-11826 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: June 25, 2025

Closed Date: Dec. 12, 2002

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2025, five Jewish graduate students sued the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in federal court. The student plaintiffs we…

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Soffer v. George Washington University

1:25-cv-01657 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 22, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2025, a Jewish student sued George Washington University, alleging discrimination on the basis of religion in violation of Title VI.

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AbouYabis v. Emory University

1:25-cv-02438 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: May 2, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On May 2, 2025, a former professor sued Emory University, alleging that the school had fired her in retaliation of her support of Pales…

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Heilrayne v. University of Texas at Austin

1:25-cv-00640 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: April 30, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2025, several students filed a lawsuit against the University of Texas at Austin, alleging that the University had retaliated agains…

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White v. The New School

1:25-cv-02910 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2025, a recent graduate filed a lawsuit in federal court against The New School, alleging that the school failed to protect him from…

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Curran-Groome v. Columbia University

1:25-cv-01606 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 2025

Closed Date: May 9, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On February 25, 2025, three graduate students sued Columbia University. The students had been suspended for attending protests against …

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Doe v. Fashion Institute of Technology

1:25-cv-00950 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 31, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On January 31, 2025, a student sued the Fashion Institute of Technology, alleging antisemitic discrimination and retaliation under Titl…

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Elagha v. Northwestern University

1:24-cv-12066 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Nov. 22, 2024

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2024, a graduate student filed a lawsuit against Northwestern University, alleging that she had been harassed at pro-Palestinian pro…

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University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine v. Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland

8:24-02683 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Sept. 17, 2024

Closed Date: May 29, 2025

Free speech challenge to the University of Maryland’s decision to deny a student groups' interfaith vigil on October 7th.

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Klusov v. Georgetown University

1:24-cv-02587 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 26, 2024

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On August 26, 2024, an alumnus of Georgetown University, with Jewish and Russian heritage, filed a lawsuit against Georgetown Universit…

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Louis D. Brandeis Center, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Education

1:24-cv-01982 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 9, 2024

Closed Date: Aug. 14, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On July 9, 2024, the Louis D. Brandeis Center, Inc. and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Dep…

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Fiss v. California College of the Arts

4:24-cv-03415 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 6, 2024

Closed Date: Oct. 6, 2025

This case challenges the California College of the Arts (CCA) for allegedly permitting and fostering a hostile and discriminatory environment for Jewish faculty and students by enforcing ideological …

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Frankel v. Regents of The University of California

2:24-cv-04702 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: June 5, 2024

Case Ongoing

Jewish students sued University of California for failure to protect Jewish students during on-campus protests.

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Gerwaski v. State of Nevada

2:24-cv-00985 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Filed Date: May 26, 2024

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On May 26, 2024, a student at University Nevada, Law Vegas filed a lawsuit in federal court against the University and several pro-Pale…

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Doe v. Northwestern University

1:24-cv-04125 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 20, 2024

Case Ongoing

This case challenges Northwestern University (Northwestern) for allegedly permitting and failing to prevent pervasive antisemitism on its campus, particularly after the October 7 attacks, in violatio…

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Goldstein v. The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia

3:24-cv-00036 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Filed Date: May 17, 2024

Closed Date: Dec. 4, 2024

This case challenges the University of Virginia (UVA) and affiliated campus groups for allegedly permitting and failing to prevent pervasive antisemitism on its campus, particularly after the October…

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Groveman v. UC Davis

24-cv-01421 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: May 17, 2024

Closed Date: Aug. 27, 2025

This case challenges UC Davis and several administrators for allegedly permitting an on-campus protest encampment that reportedly blocked central campus access, promoted hostility toward Jews and Isr…

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Jews at Haverford v. The Corporation of Haverford College

2:24-cv-02044 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 13, 2024

Case Ongoing

This case challenges Haverford College (Haverford) for allegedly permitting and failing to prevent pervasive antisemitism on its campus, particularly after the October 7 attacks, in violation of fede…

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C.S. v. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

1:24-cv-03232 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 29, 2024

Closed Date: July 17, 2024

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2024, an anonymous individual filed a putative class action against Columbia University, alleging that the school failed to keep Jew…

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Doe v. Columbia University

1:24-cv-02870 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 16, 2024

Closed Date: July 31, 2024

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On April 16 2024, a Jewish student and former Israeli Defense Forces soldier sued Columbia University for allegedly subjecting the plai…

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Gartenberg v. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

1:24-cv-02669 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 9, 2024

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2024, several Jewish students sued the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in federal court. Plaintiffs alleged that…

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StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1:24-cv-10577 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 7, 2024

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(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2024, StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (StandWithUs), a Jewish civil rights group, filed suit against the Massachusetts Institut…

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Students Against Antisemitism, Inc. v. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

1:24-cv-01306 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 21, 2024

Case Ongoing

This case is about claims that Columbia University and Barnard College allowed and did not prevent widespread antisemitism on their campus, especially after the October 7 attacks, which the plaintiffs say violates federal and state laws.

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Forrest v. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

1:24-cv-01034 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2024

Closed Date: June 16, 2025

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2024, a Jewish student sued Columbia University, alleging antisemitic discrimination in violation of Title VI and state law. The cas…

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Kestenbaum v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

1:24-cv-10092 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Jan. 10, 2024

Closed Date: May 15, 2025

Students Against Antisemitism alleged that Harvard failed to respond to antisemitism on campus and discriminatorily applied its policies against Jewish students.

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Canel v. Art Institute of Chicago

1:23-cv-17064 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 22, 2023

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2023, a Jewish and Israeli student sued the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), alleging antisemitic and anti-Israeli discrimination un…

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Canaan v. Carnegie Mellon University

23-cv-02107 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 15, 2023

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2023, a Jewish-American student of Israeli descent sued Carnegie Mellon University in federal court. The plaintiff alleged the Unive…

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Yakoby v. University of Pennsylvania

2:23-cv-04789 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 5, 2023

Case Ongoing

This case challenges the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for allegedly permitting and failing to prevent pervasive antisemitism on its campus, particularly after the October 7 attacks, in violation…

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The Louis D. Brandeis Center, Inc. v. Regents of the University of California

23-cv-06133 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 28, 2023

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On November 28, 2023, the Louis D. Brandeis Center, Inc. and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (JAFE), two Jewish nonprofits, …

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Lee v. Foothill-De Anza Community College District

23-cv-03418 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 8, 2023

(The summary is temporary while we research the case further). On July 10, 2023, a Black professor filed suit against the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, alleging she experienced discrim…

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Mandel v. Board of Trustees of the California State University

17-cv-03511 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 19, 2017

Closed Date: Oct. 29, 2018

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On June 19, 2017, several Jewish students at San Francisco State University (SFSU) sued University administrators, alleging violations …

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Rafi v. Yale University School of Medicine

14-cv-01582 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Oct. 24, 2014

Closed Date: Aug. 3, 2017

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In this lawsuit, a former employee of Yale University School of Medicine sued Yale and the Chairman of the Department of Genetics (coll…

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Felber v. Yudof

11-cv-01012 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: March 4, 2011

Closed Date: July 24, 2012

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On March 4 2011, a current and a former UC Berkeley student sued the University, alleging that anti-Israel demonstrations on campus cre…

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