Harvard sues Trump administration to halt freeze of $2 billion in grants

Published April 21, 2025 6:08pm ET



Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it pulled over $2 billion in federal funding to the Ivy League institution over accusations the school is not doing enough to target antisemitism.

In the 51-page complaint filed in a U.S. district court on Monday, Harvard argued that the Trump administration’s $2.2 billion freeze was unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment by “imposing viewpoint-based conditions on Harvard’s funding.”

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