Penn doesn't have to release names of Jewish people to Trump administration during appeal process, judge rules

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Published April 27, 2026, 3:28 p.m. ET


The University of Pennsylvania does not have to release names of people affiliated with Jewish organizations on its campus to a federal agency while it is appealing a judge’s order, a judge ruled Monday.

Judge Gerald J. Pappert granted Penn a stay in the order he issued in late March that said Penn must comply with a subpoena issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and release the names.

Penn argued in court documents filed earlier this month that it would be “irreparably harmed” if it had to comply with the order before the school has a chance to appeal.

“Penn does not have a strong chance of prevailing on appeal but makes, narrowly, a showing of irreparable harm,” Pappert wrote. Pappert acknowledged the EEOC’s right to investigate antisemitism on Penn’s campus but said there would be no harm in waiting for the Third Circuit Court to hear the appeal.

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