DOJ sues UCLA for fostering ‘hostile’ antisemitic environment for Jewish and Israeli students
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against UCLA, alleging the university created a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students amid pro-Palestinian protests. The lawsuit claims UCLA violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by failing to address antisemitic harassment and violence on campus. Federal officials are seeking reforms to UCLA's anti-discrimination procedures and the recovery of federal funds awarded to the university.
- ▪The lawsuit alleges that UCLA administrators acted with deliberate indifference to antisemitic harassment and violence against Jewish students.
- ▪Protesters reportedly blocked Jewish students from accessing parts of campus and physically assaulted them.
- ▪The DOJ is seeking court intervention to compel UCLA to reform its anti-discrimination policies.
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The Justice Department sued the University of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday, accusing UCLA of fostering a “hostile educational environment” for Jewish and Israeli students during and after the wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests that erupted following Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. The 53-page lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Central District of California, alleges UCLA violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by acting with “deliberate indifference” toward antisemitic harassment, assaults, and exclusionary conduct directed at Jewish and Israeli students.
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