Judge May Have Just Thrown Wrench In GOP’s Crackdown On Violent Campus Protests

A district court in New York on Thursday temporarily barred Columbia University and Barnard College from releasing student disciplinary records to Congress.

The order, issued by Biden-appointed District Judge Arun Subramanian, is in place at least until a court hearing on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. The motion was requested by Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student facing deportation for his involvement in the violent campus protests at the university.

The House Committee on 🎓Education and the Workforce requested the disciplinary documents in February to review how the school was handling the “rampant antisemitism” on campus. While temporary, Khalil and the other students involved in the case seek to permanently prevent the university from releasing the documents.

If upheld, Congress could have no way of ensuring universities are enforcing civil rights laws and protecting students from discrimination.

Although Columbia on March 13 claimed to have punished several students for their involvement in the overtaking of a campus building in 2024 during the protests, a spokesman for the university refused