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Court Permits 18 Universities to Back Harvard’s Lawsuit Over Federal Funding Freeze

The group warns that slashing Harvard’s $2.2 billion in research funding threatens the broader US university research ecosystem.

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After the Public Health Service hospitals were closed in the 1980s, the Wyman Park Building continued as a private institution serving military families. Today, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians provide outpatient services on its lower floors, while the upper floors are used for university academic and administrative offices.
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Overview

  • On April 21, Harvard filed suit in Boston federal court arguing the administration’s suspension of roughly $2.2 billion in federal grants unlawfully retaliates against its refusal to comply with policy demands.
  • Last Friday, Judge Allison D. Burroughs granted their request for amicus curiae status, allowing a coalition of 18 schools to submit supporting legal arguments.
  • Johns Hopkins has lost over $50 million in federal research funding since January, prompting hiring freezes, paused pay increases and slowed capital projects.
  • The University of Maryland endured cuts to more than 50 federal grants totaling tens of millions of dollars and imposed a hiring freeze in March.
  • The brief contends that the funding terminations threaten ongoing experiments, jeopardize datasets and undermine long-term scientific investments nationwide.