Judge dismisses Trump administration’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard
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The lawsuit accused Harvard of failing to protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian demonstrations that roiled the campus after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.
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A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit accusing Harvard of failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment, ruling Thursday that the government failed to show that the university remains in violation of federal civil rights law. U.S.
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the Trump administration’s Title VI lawsuit against Harvard University. Donald Trump accused Harvard in March of violating civil rights laws by allowing a “hostile educational environment” for Jewish and Israeli students over the course of “several years.
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard jessica.blake@… Thu, 08/13/2026 - 12:57 PM The decision is a blow for the administration, which has engaged in a yearslong battle with the Ivy League institution. Byline(s) Jessica Blake
A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit against Harvard University that had alleged the school failed to protect Jewish students from harassment. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns of Massachusetts, a Bill Clinton appointee, ruled the federal government failed to show an ongoing vi…
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 19…
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University on Thursday, ruling that campus hostility following the October 2023 Hamas slaughter of Israelis was too isolated to prove Harvard has been violating federal civil rights law.
The lawsuit was the basis for the Trump administration’s demands for Harvard to make financial and policy changes over pro-Palestinian protests in 2023 and 2024.
"As noted above, the Amended Complaint is devoid of any factual allegations plausibly establishing that any events that might be construed as evidence of noncompliance occurred after June 30, 2025." The post Judge Dismisses Trump Admin’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard first appeared on Le·gal …
The lawsuit was one of many steps against Harvard that the Trump administration has taken since President Trump's return to office, in addition to attempting to cancel billions of dollars in federal funds.
The Justice Department under President Donald Trump in his second term in office claimed Harvard failed to take meaningful action to address antisemitism on its campus.
Federal court says evidence presented by administration was 'too isolated and episodic' to back plausible claim of institutionalized noncompliance with Civil Rights Act
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By Andy Rose, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Boston dismissed the Trump administration’s multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against Harvard University that alleged the school failed to protect its Jewish students from discrimination, marking the latest development in their lengthy dispute…
Judge Richard Stearns, who in August of 2024 found that “Harvard failed its Jewish students,” has dismissed a different antisemitism lawsuit filed in March 2026 by the federal government against Harvard.
The lawsuit accused Harvard of failing to protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian demonstrations that roiled the campus after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.
Cited incidents were ‘too isolated,’ judge rules A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University on Thursday, ruling that the cited incidents were “too isolated and episodic” to prove ongoing civil rights violations.
