Faculty Group Argued Protest Wasn’t Antisemitic; Judge Approval Still Pending

UCLA will pay more than $6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the university of enabling discrimination against Jewish students and faculty during pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus last year, officials announced Tuesday. This agreement would be subject to the approval of U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi, and it would remain in force for 15 years.

The settlement resolves a complaint filed in June 2024 by two law students and one undergraduate who alleged they were physically blocked from accessing campus facilities, including classrooms and the library, by participants in a pro-Palestinian encampment.

The group, Faculty for Justice in Palestine, at UCLA filed an amicus brief opposing the plaintiffs’

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