Overview

• The DOJ filed its suit in June after two Jewish customers wearing Star of David symbols said employees asked if they were Zionists and told them to leave
• Private lawsuits by Michael Radice and Jonathan Hirsch seek unspecified damages for alleged religious discrimination at the café
• Under Title II of the Civil Rights Act, the Justice Department cannot seek monetary damages and is instead pursuing an injunction to bar discriminatory practices
• All three cases are now in the discovery phase with no trial dates scheduled
• Activist groups including Jewish Voice for Peace and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network have backed Harara and petitioned for the DOJ to drop its injunction request