Judge Dismisses DOJ’s Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against Harvard (Connecting the Dots: Judge Richard Stearns, Harvard University, Stanford University, Oxford University, Harvard Law School & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Judge Dismisses DOJ’s Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against Harvard (Connecting the Dots: Judge Richard Stearns, Harvard University, Stanford University, Oxford University, Harvard Law School & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns said the claims in the lawsuit were ‘too isolated and episodic to support a plausible inference.’

The Epoch Times

Jacki Thrapp 8/13/2026|Updated: 8/13/2026

Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on March 29, 2026. Learner Liu/The Epoch Times

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-dismisses-dojs-anti-semitism-lawsuit-against-harvard-6074896

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice on Aug. 13 that accused Harvard University of failing to protect Jewish students from harassment.

The lawsuit, filed on March 20, 2026, accused the prominent university of violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Judge Richard Stearns of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts said on Aug. 13 that the claim of an ongoing violation of Title VI lacked sufficient evidence.

“Without diminishing any concern arising from these occurrences, the court finds them, singly and collectively, to be too isolated and episodic to support a plausible inference that any institutionalized noncompliance with Title VI persists at Harvard to this day,” Stearns wrote in a ruling on Aug. 13.

The ruling was made after Harvard filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

“The Amended Complaint focuses almost entirely on incidents that took place during the 2023–2024 school year,” Stearns added. “Only three incidents are alleged to have occurred after this period, all of which took place nearly a full year later (and more than one full academic year before this case was filed) in March of 2025.”

Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Justice Department, told The Epoch Times in a statement on Aug. 13: “We disagree with the ruling and are assessing next steps. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is actively investigating antisemitism nationwide. The Civil Rights Division has an extensive and active portfolio of antisemitism enforcement, including indictments, prosecutions, settlements, and investigations across the country.”

The Epoch Times reached out to Harvard for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.

The initial 44-page lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, alleged that the university fostered and continued to foster a campus climate in which hostile anti-Semitism, discrimination, and anti-Israeli conduct thrived in the wake of the Hamas terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.

The Trump administration alleged that Jewish students at the school were harassed, physically abused, stalked, and spat upon as Harvard allegedly “turned a blind eye” to anti-Semitism and discrimination.

“Fearful for their safety, Jewish students wore baseball caps to conceal their yarmulkes or kept out of sight, effectively denying them access to Federally funded educational opportunities,” the complaint states.

Former Attorney General Pamela Bondi, in a statement made at the time the lawsuit was filed, accused Harvard and other schools of allowing “anti-Semitism to flourish on campus,” and she said that the “litigation underscores the Trump Administration’s commitment to demanding better from [the] nation’s schools and putting an end to discriminatory behavior that harms students.”

Judge Richard Stearns

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Richard Gaylore Stearns (b. 1944) is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He joined the court in 1993 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. At the time of appointment, Stearns was an Associate justice for the Superior Court of Massachusetts.

Education

A native of California, Stearns graduated from Stanford University with his bachelor's degree in 1968 and also graduated with a master's degree from Oxford University's Balliol College in 1971 and also graduated from Harvard Law School with his J.D. degree in 1976.

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US Federal Government Sued by Human Rights Watch Over ICC Sanctions (Connecting the Dots: The Netherlands, The American Society for Muslim Advancement, The Open Society Institute, George Soros, The Human Rights Watch (HRW) & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

US Federal Government Sued by Human Rights Watch Over ICC Sanctions (Connecting the Dots: The Netherlands, The American Society for Muslim Advancement, The Open Society Institute, George Soros, The Human Rights Watch (HRW) & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

A legal complaint filed in New York says the Trump administration’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court are an ‘unlawful abuse of pow

The Epoch Times

Chris Summers

8/12/2026|Updated: 8/12/2026

The International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands, on Nov. 21, 2024. Laurens Van Putten/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/us-federal-government-sued-by-human-rights-watch-over-icc-sanctions-6074241?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and three other advocacy groups have filed a legal complaint against the Trump administration over its sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is based in the Netherlands.

The Aug. 11 complaint, filed in the Southern District of New York, also seeks to challenge sanctions that were imposed on a United Nations human rights expert and three Palestinian groups.

HRW, along with the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the Open Society Institute, argue that the sanctions undermine the court’s ability to prosecute people responsible for some of humanity’s worst crimes.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 6, 2025, to allow for the imposition of sanctions on the ICC over its alleged bias against Israel and the United States.

That followed the ICC’s decision in November 2024 to issue international warrants seeking the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas terrorist group’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

During a press conference on Aug. 11, HRW’s international justice director, Liz Evenson, said the complaint was designed to push back against the Trump administration’s actions.

“The Trump administration seeks a get-out-of-jail-free card for whomever it chooses. And with this case, we say no,” Evenson said.

“This is an unlawful abuse of power constituting a frontal attack on the rule of law, the independence of judges, prosecutors, and lawyers, basic precepts undergirding the international legal order, and the principle of equal access to justice,” the complaint states.

Andrew Loewenstein of Boston-based international law firm Foley Hoag LLP is the lead counsel representing the plaintiffs.

“The plaintiffs are seeking an end to this sanctions regime, which transgresses the president’s authority and violates international and US law, including the rights to freedom of expression and religion,” Loewenstein said in a statement.

Among those sanctioned by the United States was ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who was fired from that position last month over sexual misconduct allegations, which he denies. A majority of the ICC’s 125 member states voted to remove Khan, a British lawyer, for “serious misconduct and serious breach of duty.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) visit the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sept. 14, 2025. Ariel Schalit/AP Photo

US Criticism of ICC

Last month U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said he was launching a campaign to “dismantle the threat posed by the International Criminal Court to U.S. sovereignty.”

“The ICC is backed and run by a powerful network of leftist nongovernment organizations, smug globalists, and hostile Third World governments united by their enmity toward the U.S.,” Rubio said.

The Trump administration said it was also considering revoking visas and imposing travel bans on ICC personnel, imposing increased sanctions on the ICC and its affiliates, and increasing pressure on nations that refuse to reject ICC rulings while still relying on assistance from the United States.

The ICC was set up in 2002 in the wake of the war in the former Yugoslavia, which saw two Bosnian Serb leaders, Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, convicted and jailed by a separate international tribunal.

In his February 2025 executive order, Trump said the ICC’s recent actions against Israel and the United States set a “dangerous precedent” that directly endangered active service members of the U.S. armed forces.

“This malign conduct in turn threatens to infringe upon the sovereignty of the United States and undermines the critical national security and foreign policy work of the United States Government and our allies, including Israel,” he wrote.

The Epoch Times reached out to the U.S. State Department for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Connecting the Dots:

Clifford M. Sobel was the Netherlands ambassador and is a director at the Millennium Promise.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium Promise.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a board member for the International Crisis Group.

Jimmy Carter was an honorary co-chairman for the Millennium Promise and a member of The Elders.

Willem Kok was a board member for the International Crisis Group and the prime minister for the Netherlands.

Martti Ahtisaari was the chair emeritus for the International Crisis Group and a member of The Elders.

Kofi A. Annan was a board member for the International Crisis Group, the chairman for The Elders and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundation, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Gara LaMarche was the VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, an associate director at the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and a director at the White House Project.

Daisy Khan was a director at the White House Project, is a developer for Park51 and an executive director for the American Society for Muslim Advancement

Park51

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park51

Park51 (originally named Cordoba House[6]) is to be a 13-story Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan including a "Muslim community center and a mosque."[7] The developers hoped to promote an interfaith dialogue within the greater community.[7] Due to its proposed location two blocks from the World Trade Center site,[8][9] it was widely and controversially referred to as the "Ground Zero mosque".

Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation was a funder for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow and the Islamic Development Bank.

American Society for Muslim Advancement is a sponsor for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement and a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Beth A. Brooke was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and is a director at the White House Project.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Madeleine K. Albright was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a professor at Georgetown University.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a center at Georgetown University.

Alwaleed bin Talal is the benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the chairman for the Rotana Group, a stockholder for News Corp., the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, and the Saudi Arabia prince.

Rotana Group is an investor in News Corp.

21st Century Fox was a spinoff company of News Corp. 

K. Rupert Murdoch is the chairman & CEO for News Corp, the chairman & CEO for 21st Century Fox and a papal knighthood knight.

papal knighthood knight is an honor conferred by pope from the Roman Catholic Church.

John J. Studzinski is a papal knighthood knight, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Alwaleed bin Talal is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, a benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.

Michael R. Bloomberg is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and the chairman for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, 

Vartan Gregorian is a director at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center and was a director at the Human Rights Watch.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Gara LaMarche was the VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, an associate director at the Human Rights Watch and a director at the White House Project.

Daisy Khan was a director at the White House Project, is a developer for Park51 and an executive director for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

American Society for Muslim Advancement is a sponsor for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement and a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Madeleine K. Albright was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a professor at Georgetown University.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a center at Georgetown University.

Alwaleed bin Talal is the benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the chairman for the Rotana Group, a stockholder for News Corp., the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, and the Saudi Arabia prince.

Rotana Group is an investor in News Corp.

21st Century Fox was a spinoff company of News Corp. 

K. Rupert Murdoch is the chairman & CEO for News Corp, the chairman & CEO for 21st Century Fox and a papal knighthood knight.

papal knighthood knight is an honor conferred by pope from the Roman Catholic Church.

John J. Studzinski is a papal knighthood knight, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Alwaleed bin Talal is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, a benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.

Resources: Past Research

Trump: NATO a 'Paper Tiger' on Strait of Hormuz (Connecting the Dots: The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, NATO & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Netherlands)

Saturday, March 21, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/trump-nato-paper-tiger-on-strait-of.html

Mamdani Victory Signals Earthshaking Shift NYC Politics (Connecting the Dots: Zohran Mamdani, New York City, Park 51, The Ground Zero mosque, American Society for Muslim Advancement, The Papal Knighthood, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Green Cross International & Soros Funding, All Networking In This Election) (Past Research on the Human Rights Watch)

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/11/mamdani-victory-signals-earthshaking.html

Israel Denies Work Visa to Official from ‘Blatantly Hostile’ Human Rights Watch (Past Research on the Human Rights Watch)

Friday, February 24, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/02/israel-denies-work-visa-to-official.html

National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation (Past Research on the September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation)

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/10/national-september-11-memorial-museum.html

Bill Gates-Funded Climate Group Slashes Staff (Connecting the Dots: Bill Gates, The Breakthrough Energy Coalition, The Climate Reality Project, The New York Times, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, The World Economic Forum & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Breakthrough Energy Coalition)

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/bill-gates-funded-climate-group-slashes.html