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Labor unions, faculty, and student groups within the University of California system have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully freezing federal funds and undermining academic freedom. The suit, lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks to block the government from using financial threats against universities and to restore suspended funding.
The coalition behind the lawsuit argues that the administration is targeting universities over their curriculum, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, as well as campus activism. Federal officials have linked the funding freeze to probes into alleged antisemitism during student protests against Israel’s actions in Gaza. Critics, however, contend the administration is weaponizing these investigations to impose its political agenda, threatening free speech and higher education independence.
The University of California, one of the largest public education systems in the U.S. with nearly 300,000 students and 265,000 staff, receives over $17 billion annually in federal support. Although UC itself is not a direct plaintiff, leaders have warned that the funding freeze poses one of the greatest threats in its history.
The administration had previously demanded a $1 billion settlement from UCLA after freezing $584 million in funds, a move California Governor Gavin Newsom called extortion. UC Berkeley also confirmed providing government investigators with details on 160 faculty members and students.
Courts have already pushed back on the administration’s efforts. A federal judge ordered some of UCLA’s funding restored and separately ruled against the termination of $2 billion in Harvard University grants. Meanwhile, investigations into Columbia and Brown have been settled.
Civil rights groups warn that equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, while ignoring rising Islamophobia and anti-Arab sentiment, undermines genuine efforts to protect free expression and academic freedom.
