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Profile of Harmeet Dhillon, head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, detailing a four-decade campaign to challenge liberal academia through aggressive university settlements, personnel moves, and efforts to obtain confidential voter data, with Harvard singled out as a key target in President Trump’s push against campus diversity and antisemitism policies.
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit accusing Harvard of permitting antisemitism against Jewish and Israeli students, saying the government failed to prove an ongoing Title VI violation. The court found most incidents occurred in 2023-24 and only a few followed, deeming them too isolated to establish continued noncompliance. The DOJ signaled possible appeals, while Harvard emphasized its commitment to supporting Jewish and Israeli students on campus.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon, is pursuing an unprecedented, coordinated push to broaden Second Amendment rights by filing lawsuits against state gun restrictions, including California and Virginia, signaling a shift toward using civil-rights litigation to set lasting legal precedent after recent Supreme Court rulings; the strategy aims to shape the law for the long term rather than challenge every restriction.