The U.S. Department of Justice sued the University of California system, alleging UCLA tolerated antisemitic harassment and created a hostile work environment that violated federal civil‑rights law. The complaint centers on pro‑Palestinian protests in 2023–24 and cites findings from UCLA’s own antisemitism task force. The lawsuit accuses university leaders of failing to adequately investigate dozens of complaints from Jewish and Israeli employees and of retaliating against complainants; it follows prior federal actions that temporarily froze tens of millions in research funding. Attorney General statements and the complaint name campus administrators and cite task‑force reports as evidence. UC has fought earlier administrative moves in court and won partial reversals; legal experts say the new DOJ civil‑rights action could prolong funding and compliance uncertainty for the entire UC system and reverberate through federal research grants and campus risk management.