Judge Dismisses Trump DOJ’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard

August 13, 2026 5:06 PM ET A federal judge dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University on Thursday.President Donald Trump’s DOJ alleged that Harvard University “turned a blind eye to antisemitism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis” on campus, arguing the incidents violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns ultimately struck down the case, saying the alleged incidents of antisemitism were “too isolated and episodic to support a plausible inference that any institutionalized noncompliance with title VI persist at Harvard to this day.” (RELATED: Trump Suing Harvard Again For ‘Turning Blind Eye’ To Anti-Jewish Harassment On Campus)“The Amended Complaint focuses almost entirely on incidents that took p