Best Reader Tips of 2021
This year reader tips led to dozens of ad alerts, as well as a complaint to regulators.
Columbia University
Case Name (Date)
Koenigsberg et al. v. The Board of Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
23-cv-1044, S.D.N.Y.
(Feb. 2023)
Product/Service
Columbia University
Allegations
Misleading prospective students by providing false data to U.S. News & World Report in order to rank higher
Status
Pending
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