UCLA official warns conservative law students they face discipline for identifying liberal protesters
A UCLA law school administrator warned conservative Federalist Society members against identifying protesters who disrupted a DHS lawyer's speech, citing potential disciplinary action. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) criticized the warning as a threat to free speech rights. The incident occurred during a heavily protested event featuring DHS general counsel James Percival on April 21, 2026.
- ▪Over 150 protesters disrupted a Federalist Society event at UCLA on April 21, 2026, during a speech by DHS general counsel James Percival.
- ▪Assistant Dean Bayrex Martí warned Federalist Society leaders not to identify protesters from video recordings, citing potential harassment and organizational liability.
- ▪FIRE argued that students at public, recorded events have no expectation of privacy and urged UCLA to retract the threat of discipline.
- ▪The university administrator suggested that releasing protester identities could lead to campus disciplinary processes if harassment occurs.
- ▪Matthew Weinberg, Federalist Society president, received the warning in an email from the assistant dean on April 22.
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Campus Controversy UCLA official warns conservative law students they face discipline for identifying liberal protesters More than 150 protesters disrupted a DHS general counsel's talk, with some allegedly making death threats By Madison Colombo Fox News Published April 28, 2026 9:30pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video WATCH: Leftist students disrupt DHS lawyer’s speech at conservative group’s event Chaos unfolded Tuesday night at a Federalist Society event at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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