NEW: Federal Judge Dismisses Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Penn A federal judge has tossed out the lawsuit filed by Jewish students and the group Students Against Antisemitism against the University of Pennsylvania, sharply criticizing their sprawling complaint. In a scathing 20-page opinion, Judge Mitchell Goldberg wrote that the students’ 111-page filing was bloated with “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.” He stated: “It is unclear why Plaintiffs’ counsel deemed it necessary to allege so many unrelated facts.” Judge Goldberg found that while the students claimed Penn had tolerated antisemitism, they failed to show “any actions or positions which, even when read in the most favorable light, could be interpreted as antisemitic with the intention of causing harm.” The judge noted, “At worst, Plaintiffs accuse Penn of tolerating and permitting the expression of viewpoints which differ from their own.” He warned that the students had already had two chances to fix their lawsuit and that if they choose to amend again, they must strip out the “unnecessarily inflammatory and ‘impertinent’” language that filled their earlier filings. Penn’s motion to dismiss was granted in full, though the students have been given a limited chance to amend their Title VI and breach of contract claims.
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