Antisemitism Law Clinic

Antisemitism Law Clinic - LAWN799

6 Credits

The clinic will offer students the opportunity to gain practical experience by working on various components of antidiscrimination litigation and legislation, from motion practice to discovery requests to appellate briefing to the drafting and marking up of bills. Students in the clinic will be assigned a semester-long caseload, and their work will be overseen and supervised by the Professor. Depending on their interests and experience, students will have the chance to: 1) Work with local, state, and federal legislators, as well as partner organizations across the political spectrum, to pass challenge-proof antisemitism bills that align with the First Amendment using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition to identify anti-Jewish conduct and practices. 2) Work with one or more of several vetted partner law firms and legal nonprofits that work on real antisemitism cases, including Title VI, Title VII, Section 1983, ATA, and FACE Act claims. Students may also choose instead to focus on antisemitism in the international legal sphere, including at the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, working with one of several trusted NGO’s. 3) Provide research and strategic litigation support (e.g., assistance on specific legal research projects, white papers, amicus briefs for antisemitism cases, etc.). 4) Participate in environments ranging from UN forums and congressional hearings to academic antisemitism conferences.