Harvard US Funding Victory Appealed by Trump Administration

The Trump administration urged a federal appeals court to restore its freeze of $2 billion in research funding for Harvard University over the Ivy League school’s refusal to comply with government demands over governance.

In an appellate brief filed Wednesday in Boston, the administration asked the court to overturn US District Judge Allison Burroughs’ September ruling that the government’s demands and subsequent funding freeze violated Harvard’s free-speech and due-process rights.