Celebrate the Judge Who Stopped Trump’s Attack on UC

A federal judge just delivered a major victory for free speech, academic freedom, and constitutional protections — blocking the Trump administration from coercing the University of California system into adopting its partisan political agenda.

Judge Rita Lin issued a preliminary injunction halting the administration’s attempt to withhold federal funding and impose massive fines unless UC agreed to purge so-called “woke,” “left,” and “socialist” viewpoints from campus — an unprecedented effort to force America’s universities to obey a political litmus test.

In her ruling, Judge Lin said the evidence was “overwhelming”: the administration had launched a concerted campaign to punish universities, weaponize civil rights investigations, and leverage billions in funding to force ideological conformity.

This wasn’t about protecting students. It was about silencing dissent, chilling academic research, and giving the federal government power to dictate which ideas are allowed to exist at major universities.

Add your name to applaud Judge Rita Lin for defending academic freedom, stopping political coercion, and protecting America’s universities from authoritarian overreach.