US EditionHarvard is hoping court rules Trump administration’s $2.6B research cuts were illegal
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 21 – Federal judge challenges legality of Trump administration's $2.6 billion funding cut, highlighting constitutional concerns and potential harm to over 900 Harvard research projects, court heard.
- On Monday, Harvard University challenged a $2.6 billion research funding cut in Boston’s federal court, highlighting a pivotal legal moment.
- An April 11 letter from a federal antisemitism task force prompted Harvard to allege retaliation, as the Trump administration threatened to cut all federal funding if antisemitism issues were not addressed.
- Harvard is drawing on its $53 billion endowment to sustain research, as the freeze affects over 900 projects including cancer, Alzheimer’s, and public health studies.
- Burroughs questioned the lack of documentation behind funding cancellations, noting the consequences of ad-hoc decisions; she declined to rule but appeared receptive to Harvard’s arguments.
- Such a decision would revive Harvard University's scientific and medical research operations and hundreds of halted projects.
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It's a new episode in the arm that pits Donald Trump from universities, including Harvard. On Monday, July 21, the two sides clashed in court. Harvard accuses the administration of violation of academic freedom, after the freezing of billions of dollars of funds essential to research.
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Harvard University blasted the Trump administration in federal court Monday, alleging that the federal government is illegally attempting to cut billions of dollars in federal research funding, a move the institution’s lawyers called blatantly unconstitutional, The Boston Globe reported.
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Harvard University urged a federal judge on Monday to order U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to restore about $2.5 billion in canceled federal grants and cease efforts to cut off research funding to the prestigious Ivy League school.However, a lawyer for the Trump administration told the judge the canceled grants reflect a government priority not to send money to institutions that practice antisemitism."Harvard prioritized campus pro…
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