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| Harvard University sues Trump administration | Harvard University sues Trump administration |
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| Harvard University filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop billions of dollars in proposed cuts. | Harvard University filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop billions of dollars in proposed cuts. |
| The suit filed Monday is part of a feud that escalated last week when the elite institution rejected a list of demands that the Trump administration said was designed to curb diversity initiatives and fight anti-semitism at the school. | |
| President Donald Trump froze $2.2bn (£1.7bn) of federal funding and also threatened the university's tax-exempt status. | |
| "The consequences of the government's overreach will be severe and long-lasting," Harvard's president Alan M. Garber said in a letter to the university on Monday. | |
| Mr Garber said the funding freeze had affected critical research including studies on pediatric cancer, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. | |
| "In recent weeks, the federal Government has launched a broad attack on the critical funding partnerships that make this invaluable research possible," the school's lawsuit said. | |
| "This case involves the Government's efforts to use the withholding of federal funding as leverage to gain control of academic decisionmaking at Harvard." | |
| Aside from funding, the Trump administration days ago also threatened Harvard's ability to enroll international students. | |
| The White House has not commented on Monday's suit. |