ANN ARBOR, MI — A New York-based legal organization is accusing the University of Michigan and one professor of civil rights violations in a new federal complaint over content in an American culture course it alleges is antisemitic.

But so far, UM said it hasn’t been notified by federal authorities.

The complaint, filed Aug. 29, cites an executive order issued during President Donald Trump’s first term and asks the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to investigate UM for Title VI violations and arrange corrective measures for Jewish students adversely affected.

In a message on Tuesday, Sept. 16, Gerard Filitti, senior counsel for the Lawfare Project, said an activist member of the Jewish community reached out about problems with the course based on information receiv

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