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Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard University

The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns said that President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws.

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A federal ⁠judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday by ⁠US President Donald Trump’s administration that alleged Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment.

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Judge rejects Trump administration lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students

A federal ⁠judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday by ⁠US President Donald Trump’s administration that alleged Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment.

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Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Antisemitism Case Against Harvard

The government argued the university had not done enough to combat antisemitism during campus protests. A judge called the incidents “isolated and episodic.”

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Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit that claimed Harvard failed to protect Jewish students

Federal court rules administration failed to plausibly show ongoing violation of civil rights law A US federal ⁠judge ⁠has dismissed ​the Trump administration’s lawsuit that ⁠claimed ​Harvard ‌University failed ‌to protect Jewish ‌and Israeli students from harassment in the aftermath of the war in Gaza. In a ruling on Thursday morning, US district ‌judge Richard Stearns in ​Boston said the administration’s lawsuit –…

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