Overview

• U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled that the April 14 order cutting Harvard’s federal research money was illegal and issued an injunction preventing its enforcement.
• Roughly $2.2 billion tied to nearly 1,000 grants, including health and biomedical projects, had been frozen or cancelled under the administration’s actions.
• The ruling says accusations of antisemitism were used as a smokescreen for ideologically motivated pressure, noting little connection between the affected research and campus incidents.
• The White House said it will appeal the decision, asserting Harvard has no constitutional claim to taxpayer funding.
• The decision strengthens Harvard after an earlier win over international-student restrictions and could influence similar disputes involving other universities such as Columbia.