The White House indicated Tuesday that it was ready to battle with Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has threatened to sue over UCLA grant freezes. On the line are $584 million in frozen federal funds to campus.

The White House said Tuesday it won’t back down from a legal fight with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who vowed to sue the administration over its $1 billion settlement demand from the University of California,

The Department of Justice’s proposed $1 billion fine to the University of California at Los Angeles over alleged antisemitism was met with fighting words by the state’s Democrat governor. Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to sue the Trump administration Friday, describing the fine as “extortion,” KQED reports.