Overview

• U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismissed the faculty unions’ suit, ruling they lacked standing because Columbia was “conspicuously absent” from the case.
• The suit challenged the Trump administration’s decision to withhold roughly $400 million in federal funding over allegations of tolerated antisemitism during pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
• The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers have filed a notice to appeal the dismissal to the Second Circuit.
• Columbia University, which has not joined the litigation, has met several administration demands by increasing security and launching a review of its Middle Eastern studies programs.
• The Department of Education has warned it will revoke Columbia’s accreditation for alleged violations of anti-discrimination laws, part of a wider effort to reshape American higher education.