Harvard US Funding Victory Appealed by Trump Administration (1)

The Trump administration urged a federal appeals court to restore its freeze of $2 billion in research funding for Harvard University over the Ivy League school’s refusal to comply with government demands over governance.

In an appellate brief filed Wednesday in Boston, the administration asked the court to overturn US District Judge Allison Burroughs’ September ruling that the government’s demands and subsequent funding freeze violated Harvard’s free-speech and due-process rights.

The Justice Department argued the government was justified in seeking reforms and oversight of Harvard’s governance, admissions and hiring practices as part of a policy goal of targeting antisemitic ...