Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students

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The legal filing was one of many actions taken by the Trump administration in response to how top universities responded to pro-Gaza protests amid Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.

A US federal court on Thursday, August 13, threw out a Trump administration lawsuit against Harvard University, which accused the prestigious institution of permitting antisemitism during pro-Palestinian rallies on campus.

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.