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Trump's Research-Funding War With Harvard Heads to Appeals Court
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Summary
- The Trump administration froze or terminated roughly $3 billion in federal research grants and contracts to Harvard — including nearly 1,000 grants worth over $2.4 billion — after the university rejected demands from a federal antisemitism task force in April 2025.
- Harvard sued, calling it illegal retaliation; a federal judge in Boston ordered the cuts reversed, restoring about $2.6 billion.
- The administration is appealing to the First Circuit, insisting the cuts were lawful, while Columbia settled its own funding dispute.
The question
Withholding research funding to force campus policy changes is government overreach.
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