Harvard sues federal government after Trump administration slashed billions in funding

Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Monday after the federal government said it was freezing $2.2 billion in grants and sought what university officials described as "unprecedented and improper" control over the Ivy League institution.

Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Monday after the federal government said it was freezing $2.2 billion in grants and sought what university officials described as "unprecedented and improper" control over the Ivy League institution.

"The consequences of the government’s overreach will be severe and long-lasting," Harvard President Alan Garber said in a message Monday announcing the lawsuit.

The suit, filed in federal district court in Massachusetts, accuses the administration of flouting the First Amendment and other federal laws and regulations. The 51-page complaint asks a federal judge in Massachusetts to declare the president’s “freeze order” unconstitutional and to order the government to reverse any terminations of — or freezes to — federal funding.  

Last week, the Trump administration announced that it was freezing federal funding after the school refused to accept demands that the administration has said aim to address antisemitism on campus.

Among the government's demands were an audit of student body views and a ban on international students who are “hostile to the American values and institutions.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/harvard-sues-trump-administration-funding-rcna202276

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