The University Initially Argued It Had No Legal Responsibility Over Protesters Who Blocked Jewish Students' Access to Areas in the University During the 2024 Encampment Protests. However, the Judge Disagreed, and the University Had Since Created Systemwide Campus Guidelines on Protests
The University of California, Los Angeles, reached a $6 million settlement with three Jewish students and a Jewish professor whose lawsuit against the university argued it violated their civil rights by allowing pro-Palestinian protesters in 2024 to block their access to classes and other areas on campus.
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Lawsuit alleges protesters made antisemitic threats with the ‘knowledge and acquiescence’ of university officials
Jewish students and a professor said the university had allowed a hostile protest. After the settlement was announced, the…
The Justice Department has said that the University of California, Los Angeles, failed to protect Jewish student.
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