A U.S. federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit alleging Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment. Judge Richard G. Stearns ruled the administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws, calling the incidents "isolated and episodic." The suit followed campus protests over the war in Gaza.
NPR – US 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 –…
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.
NPR – US 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.
NYTimes – US The government argued the university had not done enough to combat antisemitism during campus protests. A judge called the incidents “isolated and episodic.”
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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