UCLA, USC Face Lawsuits by Jewish Student, Faculty Member After Protests

Published on May 14, 2024

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) faced lawsuits this week after Jewish students and faculty claimed administrators failed to protect them during recent pro-Palestinian protests. Jewish student Liana Nitka sued UCLA officials May 13 in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging civil rights violations, negligence, assault and battery, and breach of contract. Her lawsuit, filed by Los Angeles attorney Michael Reznick, asks the court for an order barring the creation and sponsoring of a “dangerous condition” at the campus. The class-action suit claims UCLA’s Jewish students and faculty members want to be “safe and free from campus terrorism and anti-Semitism” and free from other harm, including assault and battery....

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