Antisemitism and Anti-Terrorism

Title VI Cases

• Harvard University - We filed a Title VI complaint against Harvard University on behalf of the Brandeis Center and its members alleging discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students.  
• Harvard University – We currently represent a Jewish-Israeli victim of an assault on campus in both criminal proceedings brought against the assailants and in internal campus investigations.  Media coverage of the case can be found here in the Harvard Crimson and here in the Boston Globe. 
• University of Massachusetts Amherst – We currently represent a Jewish student who was the victim of assault before the U.S. Department of Education and within the school’s administrative discipline system. The complaint can be found here.
• Colorado College – We filed a complaint with the Department of Education alleging Title VI violations.  

Anti-Terrorism Cases

• AMP/NSJP - We filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Virginia against NSJP/AMP for providing material support for terrorism.  The Plaintiffs here are a group of Israeli and dual-citizen victims of the October 7 attacks.  
• UNRWA USA - We filed a complaint in the District Court of Delaware against the domestic charity arm that raises money for UNRWA under anti-terrorism statutes.  The Plaintiffs are a group of Israeli and dual-citizen victims of the October 7 attacks.
• Palestine Chronicle - We filed a lawsuit on behalf of the one of rescued Israeli hostages against the Washington state-based nonprofit The Palestine Chronicle. The nonprofit employed as one of its “correspondents” the Hamas operative holding our client hostage in Gaza.

Title VII Cases

• UCLA - We filed a series of EEOC/California state discrimination claims on behalf of group of Jewish faculty and staff. 

Freedom of Information Cases

• Rutgers University - We filed public records request for records from a professor at Rutgers University. After an improper denial of the request, we filed suit against Rutgers University. 
• University of Virginia - We filed public records requests seeking records from several professors and staff who have made antisemitic comments.
• Brooklyn College - We filed public records requests seeking records from a professor who have made antisemitic comments.

FACE Act Cases

• Los Angeles Riots – We filed a lawsuit on behalf of StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice and its members along with several individuals who were blocked from accessing Adas Torah Synagogue on June 23rd in Los Angeles by rioters.  We are suing CodePink, Palestinian Youth Movement, and WESPAC Foundation for $4,000,000 in damages, plus attorney’s fees, under the federal and state FACE Acts.  We are also seeking class certification.

First Amendment Antisemitism Matters

• West Bank Executive Order – We filed a lawsuit on behalf of the pro-Israel nonprofit Texans for Israel, the Israel-based think tank Regavim, and other individuals challenging the recent Biden Executive Order prohibiting funding to Jewish advocacy groups in Judea and Samaria. 

• How the Trump II Administration Can Combat Antisemitism
• Erielle Davidson Speaks on Taking Hamas Funders to Court
• Holtzman Vogel Authors Amicus Brief in Support of Lawsuit Against UNRWA on Behalf of Former Senior Government Officials
• Holtzman Vogel Submits Antisemitism Complaint, Advocating for Jewish Students at Colorado College
• Holtzman Vogel and NJAC File Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of StandWithUs Center Against Organizers of Antisemitic Riot in L.A.
• ADL and Brandeis Center File Title VI Complaint Against UMass-Amherst, Alleging Pervasive Antisemitic Climate for Jewish Students
• Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of American and Israeli Victims of Hamas Oct. 7 Terrorist Attack Against AJP Educational Foundation, Inc. a/k/a American Muslims for Palestine and National Students for Justice in Palestine
• Erielle Davidson to Speak at Law & Freedom 2024 Conference
• Erielle Davidson Speaks on Israel Law and Liberty Forum Panel