US EditionUS judge says University of Pennsylvania must give agency lists of Jewish faculty, students
Pappert said the EEOC has a substantial interest in investigating discrimination complaints as Penn fights to keep employee names private.
- On Tuesday, District Judge Gerald Pappert ordered the University of Pennsylvania to comply with an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission subpoena seeking a list of Jewish community members to investigate antisemitism on the Ivy League campus.
- Republican President Donald Trump's administration has targeted universities for promoting "woke" ideologies, prompting a multi-agency task force last year to probe antisemitism in schools and universities.
- Penn provided nearly 900 pages of documents but produced only three complaints filed by Jewish faculty since November 2022, citing confidentiality concerns in refusing to disclose personal information about its 20,000 employees without consent.
- Pappert rejected arguments that compliance would violate constitutional rights by producing "lists of Jews," calling such comparisons to the Holocaust and Nazis "unfortunate and inappropriate."
- Although ordering compliance, the court blocked the agency's demand for information regarding employees' affiliations with specific organizations, narrowing the subpoena's scope within the Ivy League institution.
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Judge rules Penn must turn over list of Jewish people on campus
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the University of Pennsylvania must turn over a list of people affiliated with Jewish organizations on campus. The school has said it plans to file an appeal over privacy and civil rights concerns.
A federal court has authorized the Trump administration's request to identify Jewish employees at the University of Pennsylvania. Professors and students have compared the measure to methods used by Nazi Germany.
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#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY Spring is in season(Photo by @heather_noelle82) Federal judge orders Penn to turn over information on Jewish faculty, despite concerns about privacy The order is ostensibly part of a federal investigation into allegations of antisemitism on campus.U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert said employees can refuse to take part in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation, but the agency “needs the oppor…
U of Penn must comply with Trump's request for information on Jewish groups, judge rules
Pappert rejected constitutional challenges raised against the request and dismissed comparisons to historical persecution as “unfortunate and inappropriate.” By Vered Weiss, World Israel News A federal judge ordered the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday to comply with a subpoena issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeking information about Jewish community members as part of an investigation into antisemitism on campus. The…
Court Orders U Penn To Release Jewish Staff Data In Bias Probe
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to provide records identifying Jewish employees as part of a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into alleged antisemitism on campus. The probe follows multiple reported incidents, including antisemitic graffiti, vandalism at a Jewish student center, and harassment tied to recent protests. Federal officials allege the university may have allowed …
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