Columbia University may share records related to pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and other students with members of Congress investigating anti-Semitism on college campuses, a federal judge in New York ruled Friday.
In his order, Judge Arun Subramanian of the Southern District of New York refused to block the Columbia from complying with a records request issued by the Republican-led House Education and Workforce Committee. He said the university must notify the students and the court at least 30 days before handing over any student records the committee seeks.
Khalil, along with seven other Columbia students, sued the federal government in March, alleging it was attempting to coerce Columbia into suppressing their First Amendment rights. They said the government investigated Columbia and threatened to cut off $400 million in funding to pressure the university into cracking down on pro-Palestinian activism….