Judge Who Ruled Harvard Failed Its Jewish Students Dismisses a Trump Case
Judge Richard Stearns, who in August of 2024 found that “Harvard failed its Jewish students,” has dismissed a different antisemitism lawsuit filed in March 2026 by the federal government against Harvard. In explaining his decision, Stearns, a Harvard Law School graduate nominated to the bench by President Clinton, said the government focused “almost entirely on incidents that took place during the 2023-2024 school year.” Stearns said that “Only three incidents are alleged to have occurred after…


