US EditionDOJ Probes UC Berkeley After Arrests at Turning Point Event
The DOJ probes potential First and Fourteenth Amendment violations and security lapses after violent protests and arrests disrupted a Turning Point USA event attended by over 900 people.
- During Turning Point USA's final tour stop at UC Berkeley, the DOJ Civil Rights Division announced it will investigate protests outside Zellerbach Hall on Monday.
- After Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 killing, the Nov. 10 Berkeley stop was Turning Point USA's first California event since and the tour's final college appearance.
- Outside Zellerbach Hall, videos show protesters throwing bottles, setting off flares and hurling blue containers while hundreds chanted as Berkeley city police and UC Berkeley campus police confronted them and helicopters hovered.
- Requests for comment to the DOJ and Turning Point went unanswered, with UC Berkeley saying it had received no communication from the DOJ as of November 10.
- The episode fed broader concerns that unrest at UC Berkeley highlights tensions over free speech, political polarization and campus safety nationwide, with Dhillon linking it to the 2017 Berkeley protests.
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DOJ Probes California University Unrest During TPUSA Event
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, after the school failed to protect conservative students during a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event. Videos from the event show Antifa-linked protesters surrounding attendees and engaging in threatening behaviors. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon sent a letter to UC President James B. Milliken and the UC Bo…
DOJ official: Probe launched after Antifa targets Turning Point USA event at UC Berkeley
Share This StoryFederal authorities are investigating events surrounding a violent Antifa protest at a conservative gathering in California, a top Justice Department official announced Nov. 11. That action comes in the wake of a Nov. 10 Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event at the University of California, Berkeley, where “violent thugs” attacked attendees, said Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general who heads the Justice Department’s civil r…
The Justice Department Launches Investigation into Security Failures at the Berkeley TPUSA Event
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that it is investigating the University of California, Berkeley, over the security arrangements for the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event. Antifa and others threatened many entering or leaving the event, including reportedly blocking hundreds from the sold-out event to celebrate free speech and the legacy of murdered Charlie Kirk. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet …
Justice Department investigating UC Berkeley protests during Turning Point USA event
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it is investigating protests that broke out at the University of California, Berkeley, this week during an event held by Turning Point USA, the group founded by slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk that caters to youth on American campuses.
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