Federal judge sides against Jewish students who sued UPenn over antisemitism
Judge finds Jewish students couldn't show Penn intended harm despite claims of harassment following Oct. 7 attack
By Greg Norman Fox News
Published June 5, 2025 7:32am EDT
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against the University of Pennsylvania alleging the Ivy League school "permitted, tolerated and/or facilitated multiple antisemitic incidents on its campus that have created a hostile educational environment for Jewish students" in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
Mitchell Goldberg, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, wrote in his ruling that the lawsuit -- which was filed by Jewish students attending the school – contains a 111-page amended complaint that "sets out a wide variety of general allegations, complaints, historical and current events, and alleged antisemitic incidents that allegedly took place not just on Penn’s campus, but elsewhere in the United States and the world."
"The amended complaint also includes sweeping allegations of ideological, philosophical, religious, and political concerns and grievances, that have nothing to do with a federal lawsuit," he declared this week. "After review of Plaintiffs’ amended complaint, I find that it fails to sufficiently allege the facts necessary to plausibly state viable claims under Title VI, the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, and for breach of contract."
"While Plaintiffs spend an inordinate amount of space expounding on long-past injustices and incidents, some dating as far back as 1993, and complaining that Penn did not take the actions or respond to their reports, letters, or emails in the manner which Plaintiffs wanted, Plaintiffs have failed to plead any facts showing either intentional discrimination or deliberate indifference on the part of Penn," Goldberg continued.
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