Judge allows Trump subpoena collecting info on Jewish students, faculty at Penn

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the University of Pennsylvania must comply with a Trump administration subpoena requesting lists of Jewish faculty, students, and organizations along with their contact information. Judge Gerald Pappert determined the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has constitutional authority to collect the information as part of a discrimination investigation. The ruling forces Penn to turn over data it had resisted providing, citing concerns about privacy and potential misuse. The subpoena is part of a broader Trump administration probe into alleged discrimination at universities, a stated focus of the White House's civil rights enforcement efforts. The decision carries implications for how colleges handle discrimination investigations and the balance between institutional privacy protections and government enforcement authority.