The left-wing group facing a financial struggle has been taken to a New York court over whether there will be a claim against the late professor’s $4.7 million retirement fund.
Professor David Greenberg, the late Professor of Sociology at New York University (NYU), sued NYU and the American Democrat Socialists (DSA) on Friday, saying NYU cannot proceed with plans to fund the DSA. Court records show. On the other hand, the group is partial I was affected Marxist ideology has led to the assertion of several Democrats in Congress as members; Chapters of 180 The nation has faced financial and membership struggles over the past few months.
The lawsuit alleges that NYU is trying to divert funds that originally had “now abolished political organisations” primarily exist at the new American moment. Protest Vietnam War. Greenberg, who? He passed away in 2024 The 82-year-old, 82, once appointed the New American moment as an accidental beneficiary of his retirement, according to the lawsuit. The organization appears to have merged with DSA in 1982, but it argues that the merger does not follow the legal process and that the DSA is not a legitimate successor.
Greenberg’s estate said he undertook the New American moment because of the original group’s “facilitation of his sincerely held political beliefs that were closely aligned with the principles and objectives of ideology.”
The NYU and DSA media teams did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The DSA reportedly struggles to maintain its members and manage its finances, at least in January 2024, when it asked its leaders to resign and take away their retirement benefits. group publicly recognized In August 2024, “In Crisis” was “Contraction“This is the first time since 2021. (Related: Anti-Israel Group Pays DOJ and Resolves Claims It Stolen Community Relief Funds)
The DSA has received widespread criticism, even from New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for its active mandate of Israel after the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks. DSA later put pressure on Ocasio-Cortez in July 2024 Retracting approval She claims she was not anti-Israel.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will make waves as he enters the full auditorium as part of his “Fighting Olgarkie” tour held in Pickup, Idaho on April 14, 2025. (Photo: Natalie Bering/Getty Images)
An August statement on DSA membership said that “radicalization of the working class” over Israel helped the organization rather than hampering its growth.
Greenberg property lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It is unknown how many of the $4.7 million retirement funds that NYU is said to be paying to left-wing organizations.
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