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Harvard is hoping court rules Trump administration’s $2.6B research cuts were illegal
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – A federal judge challenged the Trump administration's rationale for cutting $2.6 billion in research funding to Harvard, raising constitutional concerns over academic freedom.
- On Monday, Harvard University took legal action in federal court to contest the Trump administration’s decision to reduce its federal research funding by $2.6 billion.
- The funding reductions came after Harvard declined a set of requests outlined in an April letter from a federal task force focused on antisemitism, which the university says prompted a retaliatory response.
- Harvard's lawyer argued the cuts will devastate long-term research projects, eviscerate labs, and harm careers while the government insists it acted within its contract rights.
- At the hearing, Judge Burroughs questioned how cutting funding to cancer and other critical research relates to ending antisemitism, calling the constitutional consequences staggering.
- The case represents a significant dispute involving university autonomy and regulatory oversight, with Harvard aiming to reinstate funding before the September 3, 2025 deadline for completing grant closure documentation.
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Harvard University yesterday urged a federal judge to order US president Donald Trump’s administration to restore about $2.5bn (€2.14bn) in cancelled federal grants and cease efforts to cut off research funding to the prestigious Ivy League school.
·Ireland
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The U.S. government and Harvard are arguing in court about the planned deletion of research billions. Trump wants to know what the verdict is.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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