# Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students

https://mins.news/en/item/21536

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-13 18:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/judge-nixes-trump-lawsuit-alleging-harvard-did-not-protect-jewish-students?traffic_source=rss

> A US federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit accusing Harvard University of failing to protect Jewish students. Judge Richard Stearns said the incidents cited were too isolated and episodic to establish ongoing civil rights violations. The case was part of the administration’s response to pro-Gaza campus protests.

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