D.O.J. Sues U.C.L.A. After It Refused to Pay $1 Billion Fine
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The Trump administration filed an 81-page lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), accusing the campus of pervasive antisemitism that violated the civil rights of Jewish employees.
- The lawsuit, filed in Federal District Court in Los Angeles, alleges that UCLA's administration ignored and at times facilitated antisemitic acts, neglecting pleas for help from Jewish and Israeli staff.
- This legal action escalates a long-standing dispute between the Trump administration and the University of California system, following earlier demands for policy changes and over $1 billion in compensation.
- The lawsuit was announced just hours before President Trump's State of the Union address, highlighting the administration's aggressive approach to reshaping American higher education through litigation and funding pressures.
