CHP/LAPD sued over alleged 'violent attack' at UCLA pro-Palestine encampment

CHP/LAPD Sued Over Alleged `Violent Attack' at UCLA Pro-Palestine Encampment

A group of UCLA students and community members is suing the California Highway Patrol, the Los Angeles Police Department and dozens of unidentified employees from both agencies over law officers’ alleged “violent attack” on participants in a pro-Palestine encampment at UCLA last spring, according to court papers obtained Monday. According to the lawsuit, hundreds of riot-clad law enforcement agents from CHP, LAPD and other agencies engaged in a …

CHP/LAPD sued over alleged 'violent attack' at UCLA pro-Palestine encampment

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A group of UCLA students and community members is suing the California Highway Patrol, the Los Angeles Police Department and dozens of unidentified employees from both agencies over law officers' alleged "violent attack" on participants in a pro-Palestine encampment at UCLA last spring, according to court papers obtained today. According to the lawsuit, hundreds of riot-clad law enforcement agents from CHP, LAPD and other ag…

UCLA student agitators sue California, LA over police use of rubber bullets to break up Gaza camp, quell violence

Officers fired more than 50 rounds of rubber bullets into the crowd, causing several injuries.

UCLA students sue CHP, LAPD over alleged violence at campus pro-Palestine protests

A lawsuit has been filed by UCLA students and community members against law enforcement agencies over alleged violence during a pro-Palestine encampment at UCLA last spring.

New Lawsuit Alleges Excessive Force by CHP, LAPD at UCLA Pro-Palestine Protest in 2024

Civil Rights Groups Say Law Enforcement Violated Students’ Rights Civil rights attorneys representing demonstrators at UCLA have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles Police Department of using excessive force to disperse a peaceful pro-Palestinian encampment on campus last spring. The suit, announced Thursday by the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) an…

UCLA Gaza protesters sue over police violence, rubber bullet injuries

Al Mayadeen | May 5, 2025 A new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court accuses law enforcement of police brutality during a violent crackdown on pro-Palestine protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in spring 2024. At the height of nationwide demonstrations against “Israel’s” war on Gaza, the UCLA encampment became a central site of student-led protest. On April 30, a pro-“Israel” mob attacked the encampment for more …