Harvard sues Trump administration, alleging unlawful actions in freezing funding

Harvard University on Monday said it has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that it unlawfully froze freezing billions in federal funding. 

In announcing the suit, Harvard President Alan Garber wrote in a letter to the Harvard community that the university is taking action after the Trump administration announced an initial funding freeze of $2.2 billion and later signaled its intention to suspend an additional $1 billion in grants. 

“These actions have stark real-life consequences for patients, students, faculty, staff, researchers, and the standing of American higher education in the world,” Garber wrote.

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