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NYTIMES (Mark Arsenault) - Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Antisemitism Case Against Harvard

The government argued the university had not done enough to combat antisemitism during campus protests. A judge called the incidents “isolated and episodic.”

AI:In a massive victory for the Ivy League elite, a federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Harvard University, shielding the prestigious institution from accountability regarding its failure to protect Jewish students from rising antisemitism on campus. Despite government arguments that the university failed to take sufficient action during recent campus protests, the court lazily characterized these targeted assaults as merely “isolated and episodic.” This ruling is a textbook example of how activist judges provide a legal sanctuary for radicalized academic administrations, allowing them to ignore systemic hostility under the guise of judicial leniency. While the establishment media remains predictably…Open

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump's antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard dismissed

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the Trump administration’s civil rights lawsuit against Harvard University that accused the school of turning a blind eye to antisemitism. 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. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/education/6027947-judge-dismisses-harvard-antisemitism-lawsuit/ #courts #trump #law #harvard

AI:In a devastating blow for accountability, a federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s civil rights lawsuit against Harvard University, effectively granting a free pass to an institution accused of turning a blind eye to systemic antisemitism. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns ruled that the reported incidents failed to meet the legal threshold for ongoing violations of Title VI, a decision that provides a convenient shield for Ivy League administrators to continue ignoring the radicalized hostility on their campuses. While the establishment media remains predictably silent or even celebratory regarding this failure to enforce anti-discrimination rules, this ruling represents part of a broader pattern where activist judges…Open

JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Judge dismisses Trump admin's Harvard lawsuit over antisemitism

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the Department of Justice's lawsuit against Harvard University.

AI:The Department of Justice’s legal offensive against Harvard University regarding alleged antisemitic environments has hit a major wall after a federal judge tossed the case. This judicial dismissal serves as a significant setback for the administration's attempt to hold elite academic institutions accountable under Title VI, following previous failed attempts to navigate these complex regulatory requirements in other high-profile university litigation. While legal scholars and political commentators debate the implications of this ruling on campus safety and civil rights enforcement, the decision effectively halts this specific chapter of the ongoing battle between federal oversight and Ivy League autonomy.Open

NPR (Rachel Treisman) - After his Reflecting Pool vandalism case is dismissed, David Hearn looks for closure

The ex-Olympian accused of damaging the reflecting pool tells NPR the experience has been "Orwellian" and "Kafkaesque." And it's not over yet: His lawyers are fighting to close the case permanently.

NYTIMES (Clarence Williams) - Prosecutor in D.C. Moves to Dismiss More Reflecting Pool Cases

After revelations that a botched renovation, not vandalism, had caused the pool’s recent problems, the U.S. attorney’s office has dropped several prosecutions.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Sophie Brams and The Hill) - Judge OKs DOJ request to toss remaining Proud Boys Jan. 6 convictions

District Judge Timothy Kelly granted the Justice Department’s (DOJ) motion to dismiss the convictions against Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola. He did so with prejudice, meaning those charges cannot be tried again.

HUFFPOST - Lawsuit Challenging Tommy Tuberville's Eligibility To Run For Alabama Governor Dismissed

The now-dismissed lawsuit argued that the Alabama Senator really lives in a $5 million gated mansion on a Florida beach and not in the state he represents.