Overview

• At a July 21 hearing, Judge Allison Burroughs demanded evidence of how withholding over $2 billion in research grants would protect students from campus antisemitism
• She rebuked the administration for presenting no documented procedures to assess Harvard’s anti-antisemitism initiatives or link them to funding decisions
• President Trump accused Burroughs on Truth Social of partisan bias and renewed allegations that Harvard tolerates antisemitism in response to pro-Palestinian protests
• Injunctions issued in May and June remain in place, preserving Harvard’s authorization to enroll international students despite visa restrictions
• Harvard’s April lawsuit seeks restoration of the frozen federal funding after it refused to implement policy changes demanded by the administration