The University of California (UC) has requested the California Supreme Court to prevent the release of a $1.2-billion settlement proposal made by the Trump administration to UCLA. The proposal includes demands for stricter admissions policies and campus protest restrictions. UCLA faculty members have sued for the release, seeking more transparency in federal negotiations.
On Thursday, UC made a last-minute plea to the state Supreme Court, asking for an “immediate temporary stay” of a lower court decision that ordered the university to provide faculty with the 28-page document by Friday. According to the Los Angeles Times, UC argues that releasing the proposal would cause “irreparable harm” to its dealings with the Trump administration and future negotiations.
The settlement proposal follows accusations by the Trump administration that UCLA mishandled antisemitism complaints and violated civil rights in its admissions practices and gender identity policies. The administration had previously suspended $584 million in research funding over these allegations, though much of it has since been restored.
Faculty members, including UCLA Faculty Association President Anna Markowitz, argue that the public has a right to know about the demands. “We believe that the content of these demands are important for the public to know about and have the opportunity to comment on,” Markowitz said. The faculty associations have filed for emergency relief under state public records law to seek the settlement demand release, as reported by the Council of University of California Faculty Associations.
The proposal includes demands for changes to admissions to prevent alleged affirmative action, stricter protest rules, and a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for minors at UCLA medical facilities. UC President James B. Milliken has expressed concerns about the financial and policy implications of the proposal.
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