A federal judge in Boston agreed to a one-week delay in the Trump administration’s legal fight with
US District Judge
The Trump administration had asked for an indefinite pause during the shutdown, but Burroughs on Thursday only agreed to a delay in filing the status report until Oct. 10, according to a court filing. She said the government can renew its motion for postponement by that date.
In their filing Wednesday, government lawyers cited their inability to work on civil litigation during the shutdown, and asked that “all current deadlines for the parties be extended” for the duration of the funding lapse.
The government’s request for postponement came one day after President
WATCH: The Trump administration has attempted to make Harvard, the richest university in the world, bend the knee. Source: Bloomberg
A spokesman for the university declined to comment on the request for a pause in the case. According to the government filing, Harvard’s lawyers have agreed to the pause.
However, the Harvard chapter of the
The AAUP lawyers urged Burroughs to deny the US request and enter a final judgment, adding that talks between the parties over implementation issues had already stalled prior to the government shutdown.
The Harvard faculty plaintiffs are not involved in the negotiations between the university and the Trump administration over a potential settlement.
The federal government shutdown began Wednesday morning after Republican and Democratic lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill before the start of the new fiscal year.
The case is Harvard v. US Department of Health and Human Services,
(Updates with ruling from judge)
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