In December 2013, the American Studies Association (ASA) became the first, and so far the only, major American academic association to adopt the academic boycott of Israel, part of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is campaigning against existing and proposed federal and local laws that would deter boycotts of Israel popularized by the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement (BDS). Their argument is that requiring all businesses who want to contract with the state to certify that they do not engage in a boycott of Israel violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
Organized disruptors — both students and non-students — who shut down a pro-Israel gathering at University of California Los Angeles in May 2018 might not be prosecuted, according to information from LA City Attorney Mike Feuer’s office. Instead, they will be called to a confidential but mandatory proceeding called a “City Attorney Hearing,” an alternative to prosecution which can be described as a “warning” not to repeat the conduct. One legal expert compared it to a “deferred prosecution,” but stressed a full trial could still result.
On December 3, LDB’s President and General Counsel Alyza Lewin [...]
LDB’s President and General Counsel Alyza Lewin will be speaking at the 5th Israeli-American Council (IAC) National Conference. Lewin will be speaking on a panel on the topic of Hate Speech vs. Free Speech— BDS and the First Amendment. The conference marks Israel’s 70th Anniversary and will be held at The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida from November 29 to December 2. In addition to her role at LDB, Lewin is also a partner in Lewin & Lewin LLP, where she specializes in litigation and government relations.
JIGSAW – "Justice Initiative Guiding Student Activists Worldwide" – is the brainchild of Alyza Lewin, president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center. She explains the reason she introduced JIGSAW.
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, in conjunction with Hasbara Fellowships, on Friday, Nov. 2 launched JIGSAW Initiative, a innovative pilot program to train law students to combat and prevent resurgent antisemitism.
LDB is excited to launch its newest LDB chapter at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. To celebrate the launch, LDB President & General Counsel Alyza Lewin will address the new chapter on November 14.
On November 13th, LDB President & General Counsel Alyza Lewin will address LDB students at UCLA School of Law on her work litigating the “Jerusalem Passport Case” in front of the Supreme Court. Recently appointed to the position of President and General Counsel at the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Lewin is also a partner in Lewin & Lewin LLP, where she specializes in litigation and government relations.
On November 9, LDB’s President and General Counsel Alyza Lewin will be participating in a panel titled Under Attack: Religious Liberty on Campus. The panel is part of the Religious Liberty Law Symposium, The Future of Religious Liberty in America, co-hosted by The Heritage Foundation and the Center for Religious Liberty at The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.
