The lawsuit argues there is little connection between the Trump administration's stated goal—compelling universities to crack down on campus anti-Semitism—and the means it is using to achieve that end.

Princeton received $455 million in federal grants during the 2023-2024 fiscal year, according to the school’s most recent report.

The mask ban, along with other policy changes beefing up disciplinary actions over illegal protests, also comes as a crucial blow to Columbia’s antisemitic groups.

President Trump cut over $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, condemning its weak response to rampant antisemitism on campus since the horrific Hamas attacks on October 7th.

Ted Cruz has vowed that protests will come to an end next year, promising that anyone involved in terror-supporting rallies will face expulsion, arrest, and, for foreign students, deportation.

Each of these schools has been in the national spotlight for their failure to curb mass anti-Israel protests that have endangered Jewish students.