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Trump Administration Ordered To Restore Some Withheld Grant Funding to UCLA

UCLA’s money as been frozen as part of a wider pressure campaign targeting universities that Trump says are out of step with his political agenda.

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U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in President Joe Biden's bid to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy, in Washington

9 People Plead Not Guilty in a Texas Elections Probe Involving ‘Vote Harvesting’

An attorney for one of the defendants claimed in their motion to dismiss that the vote-harvesting statute is overbroad, vague and violates the First Amendment.

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Maine State House

Maine Can’t Enforce Foreign Election Interference Law That Appeals Court Calls Unconstitutional

The law is one of a handful around the country that attempt to limit foreign influence on U.S. elections.

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Trump Administration Seeks $1 Billion Settlement From UCLA, a White House Official Says

UCLA is the first public university to be targeted by a widespread funding freeze over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting To Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump

CPB helps fund both PBS and NPR, but most of its funding is distributed to more than 1,500 local public radio and television stations around the country.

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Protesters gather at the University of California Los Angeles

Trump Administration Freezes $339M in UCLA Grants and Accuses the School of Rights Violations

The federal government has frozen or paused federal funding over similar allegations against private colleges but this is one of the rare cases it has targeted a public university.

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UCLA Reaches $6 Million Settlement With Jewish Students and Professor Over Campus Protests

The university has said that it’s committed to campus safety and will continue to implement recommendations.

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Brown University Strikes Agreement With Trump Administration To Restore Lost Federal Funding

The terms include a clause saying the government cannot dictate curriculum or the content of academic speech at Brown.

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