Judge Rules Lawsuit Over Alleged Anti-Semitism at Carnegie Mellon University Can Proceed

Pittsburgh, PA – A lawsuit accusing Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) of failing to adequately address anti-Semitic discrimination is moving forward, as decided by Judge Scott Hardy. The litigation, initiated by ex-CMU student Yael Canaan, charges that the university exhibited “deliberate indifference” to discrimination based on her Jewish heritage and Israeli background. The legal challenge was launched on December 13, 2023, with Canaan detailing multiple instances where she faced discrimination, culminating in the judge’s recent decision on December 17, 2024, to let the case proceed. Judge Hardy’s ruling points to “plausible” evidence that CMU may have … Read more