Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California

"The unions argue in a lawsuit that the administration is using funding cuts, and the threat of cuts, to silence opposing viewpoints at UC in violation of the Constitution and federal law. President Donald Trump has decried elite colleges as overrun by liberalism and antisemitism. His administration has launched investigations of dozens of universities, claiming they have failed to end the use of racial preferences in violation of civil rights law."

"Over the summer. it fined UCLA $1.2 billion and froze research funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus. UCLA was the first public university to be targeted by the administration over allegations of civil rights violations. It has also frozen or paused federal funding over similar claims against private colleges, including Columbia University. University of California President James B. Milliken has said the size of the UCLA fine would devastate the UC system."

A federal judge in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from immediately cutting federal funding to the University of California or issuing fines over claims it allows antisemitism and other discrimination. Labor unions and groups representing UC faculty, students and employees sought the injunction, arguing the administration is using funding cuts and threats to silence opposing viewpoints in violation of the Constitution and federal law. The administration has investigated dozens of universities and fined UCLA $1.2 billion and froze research funding. UC is in settlement talks and is not a party to the lawsuit before the court.

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