The Jewish student was accused of lacking commitment and seriousness for wanting to avoid the hostile campus environment, which critics say Columbia fostered by waiting months to address antisemitism.

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.

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