Kestenbaum et al v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

  1. October 04, 2024

    Where Campus Protest Suits Stand 1 Year After Oct. 7 Attacks

    Almost immediately after Hamas' attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and the subsequent invasion of Gaza, colleges and universities became litigation targets of both sides of the conflict as protests unfolded on campuses throughout the United States.

  2. August 06, 2024

    Harvard Can't Ax Claim It 'Failed' Jewish Students, Judge Says

    Harvard University will have to face a federal civil rights complaint alleging it turned a blind eye to antisemitic intimidation of Jewish students in the wake of Hamas' terror attack on Israel, a Boston federal judge said Tuesday.

  3. July 24, 2024

    Harvard Vow To Tackle Antisemitism Can't Nix Suit, Court Told

    Harvard University's arguments to dismiss claims it fails to protect Jewish students from antisemitic intimidation and threats boil down to telling the plaintiffs "cool your jets" while the school tries to address the issue, a lawyer for the students told a Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday.

  4. April 15, 2024

    Harvard Says Antisemitism Case Not 'Legally Appropriate'

    Harvard University has said a lawsuit seeking to force it to submit to court-ordered monitoring and other conditions following allegations of antisemitism on campus "is neither an effective nor legally appropriate vehicle" to address the issue.

  5. January 11, 2024

    Harvard Ignores 'Rampant, Severe' Antisemitism, Suit Says

    Harvard University "has become a bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment" and has failed to address "particularly severe and pervasive" antisemitism on campus in the months following the Hamas terrorist attacks, according to a federal civil rights complaint filed Wednesday evening.