Jerry Pappert
United States District Judge and former Attorney General of Pennsylvania
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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,
- wrote Judge Pappert, a Republican whom President Barack Obama named to the federal benchThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…
For their legal arguments, respondents contend the charge of discrimination is invalid and the subpoena violates the United States Constitution in various ways,
- Pappert wroteNewsmaxnewsmax.com/newsfront/universi…
The Court grants accordingly the EEOC’s application for enforcement and orders Penn to respond to the subpoena, though without revealing any employee’s affiliation with a specific organization,
- Pappert addedNBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/trump…
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,
- U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert wrote TuesdayNBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/trump…
Earlier
Trump Administration Drops Subpoena Demanding List of Jews From Penn
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…Judge orders University of Pennsylvania to comply with subpoena for information on Jewish groups
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 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 New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/03…