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Pro-Palestinian Protesters Sue UCLA Over 2024 Violence and Alleged Civil Rights Violations

The lawsuit alleges systemic anti-Palestinian bias, police misconduct, and severe injuries during protests, seeking accountability and policy reforms.

FILE - Demonstrators gather on the UCLA campus after nighttime clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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A person wearing a mask stands as pro-Palestinian protesters face off with CHP officers near an encampment on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 1, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson/File photo
Pro-Palestine demonstrators occupy an encampment on the campus of UCLA on April 25, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Activists at UCLA have joined a range of campuses across the United States who have started encampments to call on their universities to divest financial ties from Israel. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SGNG)

Overview

  • The lawsuit, filed by 35 plaintiffs, accuses UCLA and law enforcement of failing to protect pro-Palestinian protesters during a violent counterprotester attack on April 30, 2024.
  • Plaintiffs claim police used excessive force during a May 1-2 raid, including firing projectiles at protesters' heads and arresting over 200 people unlawfully.
  • Protesters suffered significant physical injuries, including broken bones and nerve damage, as well as long-term psychological trauma such as PTSD.
  • The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and policy changes to address systemic biases and prevent future violations of protesters' rights.
  • UCLA stated it rejects all forms of hate and violence and is reviewing the allegations, while the campus police chief resigned following criticism of the response to the attack.