The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday it has launched a civil rights probe into allegations of antisemitism at University of California campuses and will work with a new federal task force to assess whether UC has "engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination" against Jewish professors,

The department has launched an investigation of the University of California, saying there could be a 'potential pattern' of discrimination against Jewish employees.

The Justice Department on Wednesday announced it is investigating the University of California system over allegations of antisemitism in the wake of protests that broke out on several campuses over the war between Israel and Hamas.