UCLA Law backtracks after threatening conservative students if they ID protesters at DHS event

UCLA Law School faced backlash after its administration threatened conservative students with discipline if they identified protesters who disrupted a Department of Homeland Security event on April 21. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Bayrex Martí emailed Federalist Society chapter President Matthew Weinberg, warning against sharing details that could identify the protesters. Martí stated that if the information was released and a student reported behavior violating the student code of conduct, the student organization could be subjected to campus processes. The email was later posted by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, sparking criticism. UCLA Law's administration subsequently apologized for any lack of clarity, stating that it does not discipline students for speech protected under the First Amendment. The incident is reminiscent of a similar controversy at Stanford Law School three years prior, where students disrupted a Federalist Society event and were not punished.