Harvard Sues Trump Administration to Block $1 Billion Funding Freeze Over Academic Autonomy Dispute

Harvard University files a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, seeking to prevent the Trump administration from freezing over $1 billion in federal funding amid an intensifying political battle over academic freedom and institutional independence. The legal action comes just hours after the administration signals plans to strip Harvard of additional health and research grants, a move critics say is politically motivated.

The lawsuit, filed Monday evening, accuses the administration of using federal funding as “unconstitutional leverage” to force compliance with demands related to campus policies, internal. . .