[strangeloops85]

Really outrageous extortion. UCLA and UC as a whole are running budget deficits and facing reduced state support (as well as the grant cancelations). There's simply no money for this and the white house knows it.

[dmitrygr]

> There's simply no money for this

Being broke has never been an excuse to not pay fines.

(I make no judgement on the actual claims, the courts exist for that)

[SubiculumCode]

There is no legal basis for the fine.

[dmitrygr]

That is an entirely different argument, not the one I was responding to

[polski-g]

When you are ignorant about the world, it becomes a very confusing place.

https://x.com/JohnDSailer/status/1907794415436873742?t=Zw9FF...

There are dozens of examples of UCLA violating federal civil rights laws. You just decided to pretend they don't exist.

[SubiculumCode]

That is not relevant to what I am saying at all. I am saying that there is no legal basis for demanding 1 Billion dollars in as that is 1) a made up number from Trump's head, 2) UCLA is innocent until proven guilty, 3) withholding Federal grants duly awarded violates impoundment.

[polski-g]

That's why it's a settlement offer, not a judgement. If they think they're innocent, they can go through discovery and go to trial.

But for the same reason Columbia settled: they know they broke the law. They used protected characteristics in hiring decisions.

[SubiculumCode]

And the suspension of grants? And is settlement offers even legal in this context?