Harvard University Sues Trump Administration To Stop Funding Freeze

Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming that its freezing of federal grants worth billions of dollars is unlawful. Its president, Alan M Garber, announced the action to the university community,y which said the $2bn funding freeze would hamper critical disease research. Harvard, the world's richest university, last week rejected a list of demands that the Trump administration said was designed to curb diversity initiatives and fight anti-semitism at the school. In response to the lawsuit, the White House said the "gravy train of federal assistance" was coming to an end.

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