In Southern California, colleges are moving forward with racially and ethnically focused graduation ceremonies despite a recent federal declaration labeling them as illegal. This decision comes after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling related to college admissions. Students, such as Tyler Jackson-Zeno from Santa Monica College, express determination to hold these ceremonies, asserting their rights at local levels against federal threats. Meanwhile, labor advocates are resisting budget cuts affecting a city agency meant to support unpaid workers, and the Los Angeles City Attorney's office is not charging many arrested during last year's protests over the Gaza conflict.
"Trump, at a federal level, yeah he could say what he wants, but at the same time at a state level or even at a local, city level, he [doesn't] really have full jurisdiction."
"While some legal scholars say the administration's reasoning is off the mark, other lawyers urged colleges and universities to consider the department's position and threats of enforcement carefully."
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