US justice department sues UCLA over alleged antisemitism amid pro-Palestinian protests

Lawsuit is latest action by Trump administration against a university and escalation of president's feud with California

The justice department sued the University of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday, alleging the university created a hostile work environment for Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff after protests against the war on Gaza broke out across campus.

The lawsuit claims UCLA violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by failing to prevent and correct discriminatory and harassing conduct" after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and ensuing war on Gaza. The lawsuit is the latest action against a US university by the Trump administration since the president took office last year, and an escalation of Donald Trump's feud with the state of California.