Federal Judge Deals Blow to Trump Administration's Lawsuit Against Harvard University In a significant ruling, a federal judge has dismissed a high-profile lawsuit brought by the Trump administration against Harvard University, alleging that the prestigious institution failed to address antisemitism on campus. The lawsuit, filed in 2020, claimed that Harvard had turned a blind eye to a series of incidents targeting Jewish students, in violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act's Title VI protections. However, U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns disagreed, ruling that the alleged incidents did not constitute an ongoing violation of the law. The decision marks a defeat for the Trump administration's efforts to use Title VI to address concerns about antisemitism on college campuses, and could have far-reaching implications for future lawsuits of this nature.
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the Trump administration’s civil rights lawsuit against Harvard University that accused the school of turning a blind eye to antisemitism. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns ruled the alleged incidents didn’t amount to an ongoing violation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. “Without diminishing any concern arising...
