States Are Pushing for More Scrutiny of Antisemitism in Schools
The Trump administration has not punished school systems the way it has hit colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism, but schools are still facing pressure to respond more aggressively.
California Law To Protect Jewish Students Faces Challenge Over Free Speech Concerns
The federal complaint seeks to invalidate legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last month, creating an Office of Civil Rights to help schools identify and prevent antisemitism.
FBI Cuts Ties With Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League After Conservative Complaints
The announcements amount to a dramatic rethinking of longstanding FBI partnerships with prominent civil rights groups at a time when Patel is moving rapidly to reshape the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.
Judge Reverses Trump Administration’s Cuts of Billions of Dollars to Harvard University
The judge ruled the cuts amounted to illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of the Trump administration’s demands for changes to Harvard’s governance and policies.
Privacy and Civil Rights Groups Urge US Colleges To End Campus Surveillance To Protect Protesters
The demands come as President Donald Trump has pressed schools to crack down on alleged antisemitism and take a harder line on demonstrations.
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.
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.
Columbia University Says It Has Suspended and Expelled Students Who Participated in Protests
A student activist group said nearly 80 students were told they have been suspended for one to three years or expelled.