Anti-Israel activists drop lawsuit against Northwestern U antisemitism training |
Anti-Israel activists at Northwestern University in Illinois dropped a lawsuit that had sought to halt the university’s mandatory antisemitism training, according to legal documents filed last month.
The Northwestern Graduate Workers for Palestine and two graduate students filed the class-action lawsuit against Northwestern in October, claiming that an antisemitism training required by the school for enrollment was biased and discriminatory toward Palestinian and Arab students.
In a December 22 filing, lawyers for both sides submitted a joint stipulation of voluntary dismissal, meaning both parties asked the court to drop the case. The dismissal was filed without prejudice, meaning the plaintiffs can revive the case if they choose.
The agreement came a month after the university’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the case, saying the lawsuit did not outline any evidence of discrimination by the university.
The judge in the case, filed in the federal US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, had previously ruled on the side of the university. In October, the judge declined to issue a restraining order against Northwestern and said the lawsuit had failed to prove the university had a discriminatory motive in requiring the video.
The class-action lawsuit was filed with the backing of the Chicago branch of the........