A coalition of student organizations, labor unions representing UC workers, and faculty associations filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, seeking to halt the administration's suspension of research grants and a $1.2 billion fine against UCLA.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court for the Northern District of California, accused the administration of “attempting to coerce colleges and universities across the country to do what the Trump administration cannot do directly itself: infringe on the speech rights of faculty, academic and other staff, and students.”

The Trump administration is accused of following a “playbook” of threatening colleges and universities over their curricula, campus activities, and diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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