University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against UCLA, accusing the university of creating an 'antisemitic hostile work environment' and being 'deliberately indifferent' to Jewish and Israeli students. The lawsuit follows UCLA's recent announcement of a new plan to combat antisemitism.

The Trump administration's Justice Department has sued UCLA for the third time, alleging the university allowed an antisemitic environment to persist, targeting Jewish and Israeli students. The lawsuit claims UCLA failed to address hostile conditions against these groups.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the University of California, alleging the system failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students at UCLA from an antisemitic hostile educational environment, violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit was filed in the Central District of California.

UCLA's Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) condemned the university's sponsorship of an event featuring former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov, accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza and an illegal military campaign in Lebanon. The event, organized by Hillel at UCLA and co-sponsored by the UCLA Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, sparked controversy over perceived one-sided narratives and marginalization of Palestinian perspectives.

A former UCLA gynecologist, James Heaps, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to 13 counts of sexually assaulting patients. The university spent $700 million to settle civil claims against him, though his conviction was overturned in 2023 due to a juror language issue.