Summary
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally froze more than $2.2 billion in research funding for Harvard University. The decision stated that the freeze was not justified and bypassed federal law.
Key Facts
- A Boston judge decided in favor of Harvard University in a case against the Trump administration.
- The case involved a freeze on over $2.2 billion in research funding for Harvard.
- The funding was intended for more than 900 research projects, including those on Alzheimer's, cancer, and heart disease.
- The Trump administration had claimed the freeze was due to Harvard's alleged failure to address antisemitism on campus.
- Judge Burroughs ruled that the funding freeze was done without following the necessary legal process.
- The administration plans to appeal the ruling, seeking to hold Harvard accountable.
- The judge noted that the freeze could harm the research and potentially affect the people it intended to protect.
