Articles tagged: Lawsuit

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Judge orders release of Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri

A federal judge ordered the release of Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown postdoctoral fellow, in a hearing on May 14. Khan Suri has been held in an Immigration and... Read more

By and May 14, 2025

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Khan Suri case to stay in Virginia, judge rules

Detained Georgetown postdoctoral researcher Dr. Badar Khan Suri’s case will stay in Virginia, federal judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ruled on May 6. Giles denied the federal government’s motion to transfer... Read more

By May 7, 2025

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New filings in Khan Suri’s case include allegations of mistreatment and letters of support from Georgetown faculty

Since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detained Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown postdoctoral fellow, on March 17, the Voice has obtained dozens of court documents filed by the... Read more

By April 8, 2025

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“Gut-wrenching”: Following his detainment, Dr. Badar Khan Suri’s students and the Georgetown community react

Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow who teaches at Georgetown, told his students that he came to the U.S. to escape repression of free speech in his home country... Read more

By and March 20, 2025

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Conservative legal groups file suit against the Department of Education seeking information on Georgetown’s ties to Qatar

The Zachor Legal Institute, a think tank and advocacy group focused on waging a “legal battle against anti-Israel movements in America,” is suing the Department of Education to access materials... Read more

By February 4, 2025

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Georgetown alumna files class action lawsuit following data leak

Mary Margaret Cleary (CAS ’14) filed a class action lawsuit against Georgetown University on Oct. 18, citing negligence after a data leak compromised the sensitive personal information of current and... Read more

By October 19, 2024

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Georgetown students possibly entitled to claims, as terms for $284 million settlement in financial aid lawsuit pend approval

Current and former students of 17 top universities, including Georgetown, who received financial aid may be entitled to cash claims from a settlement in a class action lawsuit accusing the... Read more

By April 3, 2024

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Fate of price-fixing lawsuit could be decided by students

As the lawsuit against the 568 Presidents Group continues, supporters are encouraging students to speak out.

By December 9, 2022

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Class (action) not dismissed: Fight to dissolve 568 Presidents Group continues

Former students of 17 universities have sued, alleging the institutions colluded, price-fixed, and limited students' financial aid.

By September 19, 2022

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Georgetown, other Catholic schools tell Supreme Court that affirmative action is key to their religious mission

46 Catholic schools submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of educational affirmative action, arguing diversity promotes Catholic values.

By September 8, 2022

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We asked President DeGioia some of the students’ most pressing questions. Here are his answers.

Each semester for several years, the editor in chief of the Voice has sat down with University President John J. DeGioia to ask about the biggest issues facing the university—solar... Read more

By January 19, 2022

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Georgetown and other national universities allegedly part of price-fixing cartel to limit financial aid

Georgetown and 15 other top private universities were named defendants in a federal antitrust lawsuit filed on Jan. 9. The suit alleges that the self-described need-blind universities colluded to raise... Read more

By January 12, 2022

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Student sues as administration moves to rescind admissions for falsified applications

The university announced its intent to rescind the admissions of two current students after they were discovered to have submitted falsified applications. The decision comes as one of the students,... Read more

By May 17, 2019

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“If a Cat Were a Dog, It Would Bark”: University Retirement Plan Fee Lawsuit Dismissed in Court

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia threw out a class-action lawsuit against the university regarding a possible violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.... Read more

By February 4, 2019

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Victims of prominent Georgetown-area rabbi reach settlement

Fifty-two victims of prominent Georgetown-area Rabbi, Rabbi Bernard “Barry” Freundel, have reached a settlement totaling more than $14 million after a three year court battle. Freundel, who was the leader... Read more

By September 7, 2018