The U.S. Department of Education opened a review of potential Clery Act violations at the University of California, Berkeley after violence broke out at a Nov. 10 protest around a Turning Point USA event and four people were arrested. Secretary Linda McMahon framed the probe as a safety review following a recent campus assassination of a conservative speaker and cited Berkeley’s prior Clery settlement and fine. The Department of Justice has also announced an inquiry into the protests, alleging involvement by a decentralized group described in public statements. UC Berkeley officials said they will cooperate and defended their crowd-control measures, noting multi-jurisdictional police deployments and security contractors on the day. Campus leaders and compliance officers will watch the review closely: a finding of Clery noncompliance can trigger costly settlements, additional oversight, and reputational damage for flagship public institutions.