Judge Dismisses Massive GWU Antisemitism Complaint for Excess Length

Overview

• A federal judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed the complaint on July 31, 2026 without prejudice because it violated Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 by running nearly 200 pages and more than 1,000 paragraphs.
• The plaintiffs—two former George Washington University students and the group Compliance, Accountability, Policy, Ethics-Ed—alleged a multi-year pattern of antisemitic harassment that intensified after October 7, 2023 and said GWU failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students.
• The court said much of the filing was rambling and full of excessive narrative, but it expressly declined to rule on the truth of the underlying antisemitism claims and left those factual issues for a later stage.
• Judge Trevor McFadden gave the plaintiffs 30 days to file a shorter amended complaint, preserving their ability to refile and making the order non-appealable at this stage.
• Coverage cites specific protest episodes alleged in the suit—including a sign reading “Final Solution” and calls for a “guillotine” aimed at GWU leaders—which the court noted but did not adjudicate, and the case could move to discovery if a proper complaint is filed.