“A US federal judge recently found that the Trump administration was within its rights to demand that the University of Pennsylvania turn over information about Jews on campus as part of a federal investigation into discrimination at the school.”

“the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (E.E.O.C.) has been pursuing an inquiry into potential workplace discrimination against Jewish faculty and staff at Penn, an Ivy League school in Philadelphia, since 2023.”

“the government issued a subpoena seeking, among other records, names and phone numbers of employees who were members of Jewish groups on campus as well as Jewish students enrolled at the school.”

“the university responded to the judge’s ruling saying it would appeal the decision”

“Federal Judge Gerald Pappert wrote in his 32-page opinion: “Though ineptly worded, the request had an understandable purpose – to obtain in a narrowly tailored way, as opposed to seeking information on all university employees, information on individuals in Penn’s Jewish community who could have experienced or witnessed antisemitism in the workplace.””