DOJ Finds UCLA Violated Civil Rights of Jewish Students, Proposes $1B Settlement

The Department of Justice announced that UCLA had violated the civil rights of Jewish students under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, citing the university's response to campus protests. The DOJ proposed a settlement requiring UCLA to pay $1 billion and implement major policy changes. UCLA called the penalty unprecedented and said it planned to contest the findings, which civil liberties groups said conflated political protest with illegal discrimination.