Public support for Harvard University is intensifying, as over 50 colleges and advocacy groups recently backed the institution's lawsuit against the Trump administration's funding cuts. The central argument emphasizes the broader implications for all educational institutions, with experts warning that such actions, if legally upheld, could threaten funding for schools from high schools to public districts. Harvard's lawsuit, primarily aimed at reversing over $2 billion in frozen federal funds, highlights issues of institutional autonomy and free expression, drawing significant allyship from academic and legal circles.
We want to file a brief that offers the court a broader perspective about the significance of the case than what the individual litigants might offer.
If the government can do this to Harvard, it can do it to any institution of higher education, probably any secondary school and maybe even to public school districts.
Harvard first sued in early April after the administration froze more than $2 billion in federal funds-a move that Harvard argues is unlawful.
As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 14 friend-of-the-court briefs...had been submitted; one was signed by 24 prominent research universities.
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