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Ryan Creps, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, University at Buffalo

Trump administration’s lawsuits against Harvard and UCLA have roots in a decades-old fight over civil rights law

Protesters gather outside a Boston courthouse in July 2025 to rally against the Trump administration's freezing of contracts and grants to Harvard University. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

The Department of Justice announced in March 2026 that it is suing Harvard University and the University of California, Los Angeles.

The lawsuits allege that both universities failed to adequately address antisemitism on campus, violating students’ civil rights.

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