A district judge ruled Monday that an antisemitism lawsuit accusing the University of California, Berkeley of inaction regarding harassment of Jewish students can proceed.
District Judge James Donato in a 5-page ruling said the suit alleging the university violated the civil rights and equal protection rights of Jewish students could move forward.
“Taken as a whole, the FAC plausibly alleges disparate treatment with discriminatory intent and policy enforcement that is ‘not generally applicable,’” the judge wrote.
“The FAC also plausibly alleges that Berkeley was deliberately indifferent to the on-campus harassment and hostile environment,” he added.
The judge dismissed one claim that involved contracts with legal academics.
The case was brought on by the Louis D. Brandeis Center and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education.
The Hill has reached out to the university for comment.
The case comes as dozens of universities are under investigation by the Department of Education for alleged inaction on antisemitism.
Columbia University had $400 million of funding paused over similar accusations, and billions of dollars in Harvard University contracts and grants are under review due to the same allegations.
The Trump administration has made combating antisemitism a top priority for the Education Department, with the president signing an executive order on the matter and creating a
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