US EditionMeet the judge hearing Harvard's lawsuits against the Trump administration
MASSACHUSETTS, USA, AUG 8 – Judge Burroughs oversees Harvard lawsuits challenging Trump administration’s funding cuts and international student ban, with ruling expected soon amid legal and political dispute.
- U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, appointed by Barack Obama, is overseeing two cases involving Harvard University and the Trump administration.
- Burroughs ruled that Harvard did not intentionally discriminate against Asian American applicants, and her decisions on the current cases are expected soon.
- President Trump criticized Burroughs on Truth Social, calling her a 'Trump-hating Judge' and a 'TOTAL DISASTER'.
- The Trump administration claims it froze Harvard's federal funding over alleged violations of the Civil Rights Act regarding antisemitism.
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Meet the judge hearing Harvard's lawsuits against the Trump administration
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs is presiding over two Harvard cases challenging Trump's moves to cut federal funding from the university and to ban it from enrolling international students.(Image credit: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee)
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