The Justice Department has launched an investigation into a confrontation at a Turning Point USA event on the University of California, Berkeley campus, citing security concerns after more than 200 demonstrators rallied and at least one violent altercation was reported. The probe follows footage and accounts of protesters confronting conservative attendees and raises questions about campus event security and federal attention to campus political clashes. UC Berkeley officials characterized the incident as a localized disturbance while the DOJ flagged public-safety and crowd-control issues as the basis for its review. Turning Point USA, the conservative student group founded by Charlie Kirk, was the host of the event. The inquiry puts federal law-enforcement resources into a campus dispute that universities more often manage internally, signaling elevated scrutiny of politically charged campus programming. Why it matters: The involvement of the Justice Department could alter how universities handle on-campus political events and could prompt changes to campus security protocols, vendor vetting, and event approvals at institutions hosting controversial speakers.