US EditionUniversity of California students, professors and staff sue the Trump administration
A coalition of 21 unions and faculty associations alleges the Trump administration's suspension of over $500 million in research grants and $1.2 billion fine demands violate constitutional rights and threaten jobs.
- A coalition of faculty, staff, students, and labor unions filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming it stifles free speech at the University of California system due to its ideological control efforts.
- The American Association of University Professors demands the court to stop the use of financial threats against the UC to enforce compliance.
- The lawsuit states that the federal government is attempting to exert ideological control over curriculum and faculty matters, a move criticized as ideological dominance.
- UC President James Milliken noted ongoing federal investigations against all 10 UC campuses, highlighting the threat to funding and research as one of the gravest in the university's history.
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Harvard, like all Americans, can’t be punished by the government for speaking freely – and a federal court decision upholds decades of precedents saying so
The Trump administration's actions against Harvard threaten a foundational American value – free speech. zpagistock/Getty ImagesWhen the federal government threatened to cancel billions in research funds from Harvard University – as it has also done to other research universities – the message was clear: Institutions that speak or think in ways elected officials dislike can expect to pay a price. But in a recent ruling that underscored a princip…
University of California Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze - Real News Now
On Tuesday, a collective group of labor unions, professors, and students from the University of California education system initiated legal proceedings against the Trump administration. They allege that a freeze on federal funding and other measures are intended to quell academic liberty. These charges were taken to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, with the goal of preventing the government from wielding financial…
California Unions Sue Trump Admin Over Threats to UC System
A coalition of California education unions and faculty associations is suing the Trump administration to challenge what they say is “the illegal and coercive use of civil rights laws to attack the University of California system and the rights of their members,” the American Association of University Professors announced Tuesday. The coalition comprises 19 groups—including the AAUP, the American Federation of Teachers and 10 University of Calif…
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