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Federal Judge Tosses Trump Administration’s “Antisemitism” Lawsuit Against Harvard

HeadlineAug 14, 2026

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit accusing Harvard University of failing to combat antisemitism on campus. The government had argued the university failed to protect Jewish community members during campus protests over Harvard’s ties to Israel’s assault on Gaza and Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. A U.S. district judge in Massachusetts called incidents of antisemitism “isolated and episodic.”

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