US EditionJudge voids $2.2 billion Harvard funding freeze by Trump administration
Judge Allison Burroughs found the administration's funding cuts to Harvard were retaliation violating constitutional rights, reversing freezes on $2.2 billion in research grants.
- A federal judge in Boston ordered the reversal of the Trump administration's freeze on over $2.2 billion in funding for Harvard University, stating that the cuts were illegal retaliation for the university's refusal to comply with White House demands.
- U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled that the actions violated Harvard's First Amendment rights and were not genuinely related to addressing antisemitism.
- The ruling critiques the Trump administration for using antisemitism as a pretext for targeting Harvard, undermining claims of careful vetting.
- The ruling signifies a significant win for Harvard, potentially reviving its research funding.
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Trump administration broke the law in freezing Harvard’s funding, judge says - West Hawaii Today
Harvard University won a crucial legal victory in its clash with the Trump administration Wednesday, when a federal judge said that the government had broken the law by freezing billions of dollars in research funds in the name of combating antisemitism.
A judge has Wednesday announced the freezing of Harvard University funding by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, a victory for the institution that has become the symbol of the victory of the head of the White House against a party of U.S. universities.
The decision could give the university a new leverage in negotiations with the White House
A federal judge in Boston this Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to reverse the cuts of more than US$ 2.6 billion in research funds for Harvard University, claiming that it had violated the law in the name of eradicating anti-Semitism.A significant victory for the institution of the Ivy League that comes after Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the U.S. District Court in Boston ruled that the cuts amounted to illegal retaliation for Harvard'…
The cutbacks ordered by the U.S. government for Harvard University are illegal, according to the judiciary. Although the court also sees omissions in dealing with anti-Semitism, the US president's approach is different.
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