The University of Pennsylvania won a temporary stay in litigation involving an EEOC demand for extensive data on Jewish employees, including potentially de-anonymized responses tied to campus antisemitism investigations. A federal judge paused an earlier order directing Penn to comply while the university appeals. The stay, issued by U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert, gives Penn time to challenge a March decision requiring compliance by May 1. Pappert said Penn did not have a “strong chance of prevailing” on appeal, but found that harm would occur if Penn turned over sensitive information immediately. EEOC’s request follows a subpoena issued last July for voluminous information, including names and contact details for employees affiliated with Jewish groups and employees linked to Jewish Studies and survey/listening-session participants. Penn argued that providing personal and confidential information without consent would create irreparable risk. The case is a key indicator of how universities may defend privacy, confidentiality, and scope limits when enforcement agencies request identity-linked data tied to religion or protected characteristics.