Times of Israel - Legal group hails breakthrough as US judge equates Israeli flag with Jewish identity https://archive.is/MTtAM

“the strongest language a federal court has come out with yet
 that anti-Zionism is obviously antisemitism."

In future lawsuits alleging antisemitism stemming from anti-Israel activism, 
for example, plaintiffs will be able to cite the Sumrall lawsuit as evidence t
hat there is a legal standard equating anti-Zionism with anti-Jewish
discrimination. Mainen said the case would likely be “heavily cited” in the future.

The lawsuit also made novel use of an obscure federal legal provision dating back
 to the Civil War era aimed at combating racial discrimination. The provision, first 
enacted as the Civil Rights Act of 1866, guarantees equal rights for all racial 
groups, and Jews have been recognized by the Supreme Court as a race for 
purposes of civil rights law. The provision elevates racially motivated assault from 
state court to federal court.

“If I’m on the street and I hit someone, assault and battery, that’s not really a federal 
crime. That’s a state crime. But if I’m on the street and I hit someone because of 
their race, this law federalizes that violent act,” Mainen said. “It allows you to sue in 
federal court when there’s a hate crime component to it. This case in DC was the 
first post-October 7 case, and it’s possibly the first ever antisemitism case to use 
this to apply it to antisemitic violence.”