Overview

• Harvard University has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's freeze of $2.2 billion in grants, citing violations of the First Amendment.
• The administration plans to withhold an additional $1 billion in health research funding, intensifying the conflict.
• The government justifies the funding cuts by alleging ideological failures and antisemitism on campus, linked to pro-Palestinian protests since the 2023 Gaza war.
• President Trump has also threatened to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status, labeling the institution as politically biased.
• Harvard President Alan M. Garber reaffirmed the university's commitment to independence and constitutional rights, rejecting political interference.