CAIR Seeks To Block Columbia University From Submitting SJP-Related Protest Records to Congress
The Ivy League school appears to be withholding information from federal lawmakers as a result of CAIR's suit
A report issued by CAIR / Getty Images
Alana Goodman
April 10, 2025
The Council on American Islamic Relations is seeking to block Columbia University from turning over records to Congress this week related to the pro-Hamas group Students for Justice in Palestine’s activities on campus, court filings reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) asked Columbia to produce records related to SJP's activities, finances, potential links to terrorist groups, and overall "threats to campus safety" by Wednesday. CAIR, which is suing Columbia’s board of trustees on behalf of detained protest leader Mahmoud Khalil and several other foreign anti-Israel students, objected to the request.
Releasing the documents, attorneys with CAIR's legal defense fund argued, could implicate Khalil and his classmates. They asked a federal judge in New York to implement a 30-day review period, during which CAIR could assess the documents and file objections. The judge, Arun Subramanian, responded by ordering Columbia to delay the release of the documents until Friday for CAIR's review, according to court filings.
https://freebeacon.com/courts/cair-seeks-to-block-columbia-university-from-submitting-sjp-related-protest-records-to-congress/
