Trump sues UC over alleged 'hostile' environment for Jewish and Israeli UCLA employees
Los Angeles Times • • nation
Key Points:
- The Trump administration filed an 81-page federal lawsuit against the University of California, alleging UCLA administrators have ignored and failed to report employee complaints of antisemitism since the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
- The Department of Justice claims UCLA has a "severe and pervasive" antisemitism problem, citing pro-Palestinian protests it views as anti-Jewish or anti-Israel, including one held in January.
- This lawsuit marks a significant escalation in the Trump administration's ongoing legal actions against the UC system, which have included civil rights investigations and a $1.2 billion settlement demand related to antisemitism, race-based affirmative action, and transgender recognition issues.
- The suit follows a DOJ investigation
