ADL, Benesch Law sue California cafe for denying service to Jewish customer “At its base, this is a case in point of where antisemitism and the fight against antisemitism stand in this country,” said Dave Hopkins, senior managing associate at Benesch Law’s office in Cleveland. March 7, 2025
Department of Justice backs LA synagogue-goer in suit against anti-Israel protesters “Members of our Jewish community should not have to think about their safety when they go to worship,” said Joseph McNally, acting U.S. attorney. Andrew Bernard March 3, 2025
Federal judge dismisses suit alleging Harvard devalued degrees with lack of response to Jew-hatred A U.S. District Court judge wrote that the plaintiffs “graduated from Harvard many years before the central events referred to in the complaint.” Feb. 27, 2025
Oct. 7 survivors sue Al Jazeera for ‘serving as Hamas agents’ The lawsuit, based on U.S. anti-terror laws, claims that the Qatari network knowingly assisted and helped terrorist organizations spread propaganda, recruit activists and incite violence. Ariel Kahana Feb. 26, 2025
California public school district settles lawsuit, agrees to retool antisemitic ethnic-studies courses “We want to make sure that people know that antisemitism, anti-Zionism and anti-Israel material have no place in our K-12 classes and curriculum,” James Pasch, an ADL vice president, told JNS. Izzy Salant Feb. 21, 2025
American residents of Judea, Samaria sue Biden administration over sanctions “U.S. citizens have a right to be heard and to challenge the government before the government takes action against them,” a lawyer for the plaintiffs told JNS. Andrew Bernard Jan. 10, 2025
Israeli court freezes $2.75m in PA funds pending Oct. 7 victim lawsuit Ron Benjamin, 53, from Rehovot in central Israel, was in the south for a bike ride when he was murdered by Hamas terrorists and taken captive. Jan. 9, 2025
Plot against the IDF: How one group targets Israelis abroad The Hind Rajab Foundation has filed lawsuits against at least 28 IDF soldiers in eight different countries during "Operation Iron Swords." Shirit Avitan Cohen Jan. 7, 2025
Orthodox Union shielded from employee lawsuit, US appeals court rules “There is a well-established legal principle of religious liberty in the United States, and the court’s ruling is an affirmation of that principle,” the OU told JNS. Vita Fellig Jan. 2, 2025
