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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's $2.2 billion funding freeze on Harvard University was illegal. The judge found the freeze retaliatory, violating Harvard's First Amendment rights. The administration imposed the freeze after Harvard refused demands to reform its diversity programs and screen students for ideological biases. The judge deemed the administration's actions arbitrary and possibly pretextual, noting that only one of ten conditions related to antisemitism.

Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.