Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds
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In March 2026, the Trump administration's Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging the university failed to address antisemitism on campus, violating federal civil rights law. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, seeks to freeze existing grants and recover billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies already awarded to the institution. The Justice Department claims the U.S. cannot tolerate Harvard's failures to comply with civil rights law. This action follows a protracted battle between the Trump administration and Harvard, escalating from an investigation into campus antisemitism to disputes over research funding, federal contracts, and international students. Harvard has previously filed lawsuits claiming unfair penalization for refusing to adopt the administration's definition of antisemitism.
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