The Trump administration is pursuing a $1 billion settlement from UCLA, marking the first major federal funding dispute targeting a public university over civil rights violations.

The demand follows allegations that UCLA created a hostile educational environment for Jewish and Israeli students, violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The big picture: The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division issued findings accusing UCLA of deliberate indifference to antisemitism on campus, particularly in connection with the handling of protests related to the Israel-Hamas war in 2024. • UCLA had $584 million in federal grants suspended because of the DOJ action, significantly impacting the university’s funding amid the on

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