Harvard University and the Trump administration battle in court

Attorneys for Harvard University argued in court on Monday that the Trump administration illegally slashed billion in federal funding earmarked for the school In the U S District Court of Massachusetts the Ivy claimed that the admin s targeted attacks on the school s funding are blatantly unconstitutional and violate the school s First Amendment rights The administration maintains that the massive cuts to Harvard s grants and other contracts were the impact of the school failing to combat antisemitism Judge Allison Burroughs didn t seem to buy the Department of Justice s argument She stated that the ruling body had provided no documentation no procedure no process to determine whether Harvard has done enough to combat antisemitism The consequences of that in terms of constitutional law are staggering Burroughs reported before questioning the broad brush the regime was using to paint the nation s oldest university as antisemitic Don t you have to show each researcher is antisemitic instead of a blanket report Harvard is antisemitic Burroughs didn t issue a decision on Monday Harvard is requesting a ruling by September because of deadlines for submitting grant paperwork President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to criticize Burroughs declaring the federal regime will come out on top regardless How did this Trump-hating Judge get these cases When she rules against us we will DIRECTLY appeal and WIN Trump wrote Related We can still save teaching and that s the key to saving democracy Harvard has the nation s largest endowment at billion In the wake of the funding freeze the university has been forced to halt research carry out layoffs and freeze hiring Monday s hearing is a crucial step in the mounting battle between Harvard and the Trump administration which started when the Trump administration issued a series of demands to the school earlier this year Harvard refused to comply and sued the administration in April The regime has carried out a multi-pronged attack on Harvard attempting to strip it of the ability to enroll foreign students and threatening the school s accreditation earlier this month Read more about Harvard v Trump Harvard draws the legal blueprint for how to fight back Trump s revenge campaign Harvard fights back against Trump Institutional resistance eventually rises up and sets a new model JD Vance exposed the truth about Trump s war on foreign students hint it s not about antisemitism The post Harvard University and the Trump administration battle in court appeared first on Salon com