Judge orders University of Pennsylvania to provide list of Jews to federal agency

A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to provide the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with a list of Jewish employees as part of a Trump administration investigation into alleged antisemitic discrimination at the university. US District Judge Gerald Pappert ruled that the EEOC needs access to identify potential witnesses but prohibited the agency from forcing employees to reveal their religious affiliation or participate in the probe. The decision balances the federal agency's investigative authority against employee privacy concerns, allowing staff to decline participation while enabling the EEOC to contact them directly about potential discrimination claims. This case reflects heightened federal scrutiny of antisemitism allegations on college campuses, an issue that has intensified since October 2023. The ruling leaves open the question of whether similar employment discrimination investigations may require demographic identification of religious groups.