Trump Signs New TikTok Deal
The Crudity of the Obsessive-Compulsive Left
JK Rowling Is Right to Reject Emma Watson's Trans Olive Branch
No, Senator Van Hollen: Stations Choosing Not To Air Kimmel Isn’t Censorship
Rob Reiner Says Kamala Harris Memoir Got His Debate Watch Party Remarks Wrong
Five Years After the Pandemic, Violet Affleck Demands a Return to Permanent Mask...
State Rep. Marcia Morey (D-NC) Says 'No Correlation' Between Crime and Letting Criminals...
Starbucks Announces $1B Restructuring That Will Close Stores and Lay Off 900 Workers
Police Made Contact With Tyler Robinson By Rifle Drop Point Just 6 Hours...
Secretary of War Orders Hundreds of Senior Generals to Virginia For 'Rare, Urgent...
Trump’s HHS Overhauls Welfare Program with Focus on Accountability
'No One Is Above the Law': Former FBI Director James Comey Has Been...
800+ Pounds of Fentanyl Seized in Operation Targeting Sinaloa Cartel
Tulsa Man Charged With Attempting to Provide 3D-Printed Weapons to Al-Qaida
DOJ Sues Six States for Not Providing Voter Registration Rolls
Tipsheet

Judge Rules Cuts to Harvard Funding Is Unconstitutional

AP Photo/Charles Krupa

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs of Massachusetts, an Obama appointee, ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration's freezing of $2.2 billion in research funding for Harvard University violated its constitutional rights and must be restored.

Advertisement

She wrote in her decision that “Harvard was wrong to tolerate hateful behavior for as long as it did,” yet found that the federal government had “used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities.” She held that the government’s conduct violated the First Amendment, the Civil Rights Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act, and “jeopardized decades of research.”

Harvard is still wary of its future and now hostile political enviroment, with Harvard President Alan Garber saying "Our principles will guide us on the path forward.”

The Trump administration has vowed to appeal the ruling.

Advertisement

“To any fair-minded observer, it is clear that Harvard University failed to protect their students from harassment and allowed discrimination to plague their campus for years. We are confident we will ultimately prevail in our efforts to hold Harvard accountable,” a White House Spokeswoman said.

Harvard's financial future remains a question, according to the Wall Street Journal. While the judge ordered that the federal government restore the $2.2 billion in research funding, and to not freeze any additional funding, a spokesperson for the White House said that Harvard has “does not have a constitutional right to taxpayer dollars.” Hinting that new grants or additional funding simply won't be allocated to the University

The ruling comes amid ongoing negotiations between Harvard and the administration over anti-Semitism and diversity-related issues, where President Trump has stated that he wants "nothing less than $500 million" from Harvard as a financial settlement or penalty. 

Editor's NotePresident Trump is leading America into the "Golden Age" as Democrats try desperately to stop it.  

Help us continue to report on President Trump's successes. Join Townhall VIP and use promo code FIGHT for 60% off your membership.

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement