In a dramatic escalation of the battle launched by the Trump administration against the nation’s oldest and richest university, Harvard sued on Friday to stop the administration from revoking its ability to sponsor international students visas. A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order to block the federal action.

Harvard University has a history of undermining free speech and academic freedom, but the Trump administration’s response of freezing its federal funding is unlawful and unconstitutional.

The Trump administration has unveiled new steps to target federal funding to Harvard University, cutting off all new federal research grants unless the elite school enacts political policy changes amid a broader national clash over academic freedom,

In my 22 years as a Harvard professor, I have not been afraid to bite the hand that feeds me. So I’m hardly an apologist when I say the invective aimed at Harvard has become unhinged.

The threat to Harvard’s international enrolment is part of an ongoing battle between the Trump administration and Harvard that stems from an April 16 request from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. She demanded Harvard provide information about foreign students that could potentially implicate them in protests and lead to their deportation.

The fight between President Trump and Harvard University is at the boiling point. The administration has taken heavy measures in recent weeks, including

At the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which relies heavily on federal support, a crisis response is underway and a reshaping of the institution feels inevitable.

May 23: Harvard sues to stop the Trump administration from carrying out its revocation of the school’s certification to enroll foreign students, and within four hours, Burroughs – coincidentally also assigned as the judge in this separate lawsuit – issues a temporary restraining order against the government in the case.

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