Judge Torches Trump’s Harvard Funding Freeze as Unlawful
A federal judge ruled on September 3 that the Trump administration’s freeze on more than $2 billion in Harvard research funding was unlawful, a major setback for a White House campaign that had tried to turn campus politics into a blunt-force governing tool. The ruling undercut the administration’s claim that its pressure campaign was a lawful response to antisemitism and instead framed the move as unconstitutional retaliation.
A federal judge ruled on September 3 that the Trump administration’s freeze on more than $2 billion in Harvard research funding was unlawful, a major setback for a White House campaign that had tried to turn campus politics into a blunt-force governing tool. The ruling undercut the administration’s claim that its pressure campaign was a lawful response to antisemitism and instead framed the move as unconstitutional …
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