Harvard Moves to Dismiss DOJ Antisemitism Lawsuit, Citing Outdated Claims
Why is Harvard asking the court to dismiss the DOJ lawsuit? Learn how this legal move affects federal funding and student protection policies at Harvard.
#harvardlawsuit, #doj, #highereducation, #titlevi, #legalnews
https://newsletter.tf/harvard-doj-lawsuit-dismissal-may-2026/
Harvard filed a 49-page document today to stop the DOJ lawsuit. This follows a September 2025 ruling where a judge found previous funding threats were unfair.
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https://newsletter.tf/harvard-doj-lawsuit-dismissal-may-2026/
Bill requiring state investigation of antisemitic discrimination heads to Missouri Senate
Federal Housing Agency Adopts English-Only Policy
HUD’s deputy secretary says the agency will speak in “one language” to fulfill its mission to help those in need.
https://murica.website/2025/08/federal-housing-agency-adopts-english-only-policy/
#Trump has opened an investigation into #HarvardLawReview “based on reports of race-based discrimination permeating the operations of the journal,” per an April 28 press release from the US Dept of Health & Human Services [weird].
At issue is whether the #law review’s policies for membership & article selection violate #TitleVI of the #CivilRights Act, which bans #discrimination based on #race, #color & #NationalOrigin in #education programs receiving federal #funding.
The federal government has opened an investigation into the Harvard Law Review “based on reports of race-based discrimination permeating the operations of the journal,” according to an April 28 press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
F*CK YEAH! #Resist!!! #Maine Department of #Education refuses to sign letter saying #DEI programs have been removed
by Stephanie Grindley, WGMEThu, April 24th 2025 at 5:12 PM
PORTLAND (WGME) -- "Maine's Department of Education says it will not sign a letter saying all #DEI programs have been removed from Maine classrooms.
"This is a response to a directive sent out on April 3 by the U.S. Department of Education. It said all state education agencies and local school districts needed to sign off on new Title VI certifications.
"The Maine Department of Education responded Thursday in a notice sent to all Maine schools, saying the Maine Department of Education and schools already comply with #TitleVI of the #CivilRights Act.
"The notice says Maine already submits regular certifications in return for federal funds.
"The notice goes on to say in part, 'After consultation with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, it was determined that signing the new certification would bind the Maine DOE to language of executive orders or other federal guidance without the force of law, and that lacked clarity regarding what was, or was not, prohibited. These were critical considerations, given the potential consequence of a loss of federal funding.'
"The Maine Department of Education says it's not signing the certification and is not collecting signed copies from schools. It went a step further and asked Maine school districts not to sign off on their own behalf.
"The Department of Education adds that it remains committed to faithfully implementing education programs in accordance with all federal laws."
#MaineResists #ResistFascism #USPol #TrumpIsABully #CharacteristicsOfFascism
https://apnews.com/article/harvard-trump-lawsuit-grants-f098f55c6986b37e1227e7bcf8967a46
#1a #Harvard #titleVI #resist #activism #fascism #DEI #antiAmerican #USPolitics #government #TraitorMAGA #corruptGOP #administration #CriminalAdministration #USPol
Harvard University has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after recently announcing it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. The Trump administration had called in an April 11 letter to Harvard for broad government and leadership reforms at the university and admissions policy changes. Harvard President Alan Garber soon after said the university would not bend to the demands, and the U.S. government swiftly froze billions of dollars in federal funding. A White House spokesman said Monday after the suit was filed in federal court that Harvard has failed to meet basic conditions for receiving taxpayer funds.
#Harvard professors sue #Trump administration over funding cut threats
by Katie Cole, April 14, 2025, #WBUR
"The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors sued the Trump administration Friday over what they call an 'unlawful and unprecedented' attempt to use federal funding cuts to restrict #FreeSpeech.
"The #DepartmentOfEducation announced in late March that it would review $8.7 billion in federal grants and contacts given to Harvard, alleging that the school failed to prevent #antisemitic discrimination on campus.
"The Trump administration then unveiled a broad set of demands on April 4 the university must agree to in order to keep getting federal funding, including cutting all diversity, equity and inclusion programming, and modifying any programming and departments that 'fuel antisemitic harassment.' The administration gave Columbia University a similar set of demands in March, which the school agreed to.
"The lawsuit by the professors' group, filed in #Massachusetts federal court, alleges that the administration's federal funding review violates the #TitleVI of the #CivilRightsAct, which prohibits discrimination in programs that receive federal funds. The court filing says the law requires specific procedures to cut federal funds and that the Trump administration has not taken any of those steps.
"The group said in a press release that the administration's actions are in effort to create a chilling effect among universities and faculty to stop speech that the president does not like.
" 'Eliminating discrimination and protecting all students is important,' said Nikolas Bowie, a Harvard law professor and the secretary-treasurer of the school's #AAUP chapter, in a statement. 'But Trump is defying the Civil Rights Act, terrifying students, and illegally holding hostage grants for hospitals and scientific research so he can accomplish his real goal of punishing academics for our politics.'
"The lawsuit says that the actions by the administration have 'already caused severe and irreparable harm by halting #academic #research and #inquiry at Harvard.'
"This is the second suit that the Harvard AAUP chapter has filed against the Trump administration this year. The first was a joint suit with other chapters, including one from Columbia, over federal efforts to deport #MahmoudKhalil and students that engaged in #ProPalestinian #activism."
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/04/14/harvard-aaup-trump-funding-cuts-lawsuit
#SilencingDissent #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #Authoritarian #Authoritarianism #BibiIsAWarCriminal #FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreePalestine #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #TrumpIsABully #DEI #Erasure #Censorship
The suit by the Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors, filed in Massachusetts federal court, alleges that the administration's federal funding review violates the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The court filing says law requires specific procedures to cut federal funds and that the Trump administration has not taken any of those steps.
#NY public schools tell #Trump administration they won’t comply with #DEI order
By DAVE COLLINS
Updated 3:14 PM EDT, April 5, 2025
Excerpt: "The demand specifically threatens #TitleI funding, which sends billions of dollars a year to America’s schools and targets #LowIncome areas.
"Morton-Bentley wrote that the state Education Department has already certified to the federal government on multiple occasions that it is complying with #TitleVI of the #CivilRightsAct of 1964, most recently in January. He said the federal department is basing its demands to end DEI programs on a faulty legal interpretation.
"'Given the fact that you are already in possession of guarantees by NYSED that it has and will comply with Title VI, no further certification will be forthcoming,' he wrote.
"He also said the administration’s stance is an 'abrupt shift' from the one taken by the first Trump administration, citing comments in 2020 made by then-U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that #diversity and #inclusion were 'cornerstones of high organizational performance.' He wrote the administration has provided no explanation of why it changed positions."
https://apnews.com/article/dei-trump-schools-federal-funding-ae605932fa7fa6605f89574906a346f7
#NewYorkResists #Resistance #USPol #SeeYouInCourt #HandsOffEducation #Resistance
New York state school officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding. New York officials say there are no federal or state laws prohibiting DEI programs, and they questioned whether the federal Department of Education has the authority to demand states comply with its demands on DEI. The U.S. Department of Education did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment. The Trump administration on Thursday ordered K-12 schools nationwide to certify that they are ending DEI practices, as a condition for receiving federal money.
Ohio State is under investigation by the federal government for antisemitism and harassment on campus, along with 59 other universities nationwide. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights sent letters to 60 universities March 10, warning them of potential “enforcement action” if they do not fulfill their obligation to protect Jewish students, according […]
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