Harvard sues Trump’s administration over slashed billions in funding

Harvard University has sued the Donald Trump administration for freezing $2.2billion in grants.

The school bemoaned what it believes is an “unprecedented and improper” control.

“The consequences of the government’s overreach will be severe and long-lasting,” Alan Garber, Harvard president, said on Monday.

The suit was filed in the federal district court in Massachusetts. It accuses the Trump administration of flouting the First Amendment and other federal laws.

The 51-page complaint is asking a federal judge to declare Trump’s “freeze order”; unconstitutional and to order a reversal.

Last week, the US president announced a freeze of federal funding after Harvard refused to accept demands that the administration has said aim to address antisemitism on campus.

“The Government has not — and cannot — identify any rational connection between antisemitism concerns and the medical, scientific, technological, and other research it has frozen that aims to save American lives, foster American success, preserve American security, and maintain America’s position as a global leader in innovation,”; the lawsuit said in part.