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Judge Blocks Trump's $2.2B Harvard Funding Freeze

Published SEP 4 2025

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Above: The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sept. 3. Image credit: Cassandra Klos/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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New York Post Washington Examiner

The judge delivered a courageous defense of constitutional principles, blocking Trump's vindictive assault on Harvard's funding. Her ruling recognized that combating antisemitism cannot justify trampling First Amendment rights or academic freedom. By protecting universities from arbitrary government retaliation, she safeguarded the very democratic institutions that make America's intellectual leadership possible. This is a triumph of justice.

Harvard Gazette Common Dreams

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 68% chance that the Department of Justice or Education will open a civil compliance investigation into whether diversity-related programs at Harvard constitute illegal discrimination or preferences before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.