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Scripps News on MSNJudge weighs challenge to Trump's freeze on $2B in funds meant for HarvardA federal judge is set to hear oral arguments on Monday in two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s decision to freeze more than $2 billion in federal funding for Harvard University.
Judge Allison Burroughs questioned the legality of the Trump-era freeze on $2B in federal research funds to Harvard, challenging DOJ claims tied to campus antisemitism. Harvard argues the action was retaliatory.
House Judiciary members claim Obama-appointed Judge McConnell violated ethics by ruling on Trump funding case while leading organization receiving federal grants.
A federal judge on Monday appeared skeptical of the federal government’s justification for freezing nearly $3 billion in research funding to Harvard, as lawyers for the two parties asked for a speedy decision in a high-stakes case that could determine the future of Harvard’s research enterprise.