The
ongoing
lesson
with
these
Trump
institutional
strong-arms
seems
to
be
that
if
you
can
survive
the
initial
pressure,
you’ll
get
everything
you
were
pushing
for.
So
much
for
“Art
of
the
Deal”!
The
Trump
administration
has
pulled
no
punches
in
their
fight
with
Harvard
University.
Massive
federal
funding
freezes,
cutting
their
ability
to
host
international
students,
and
getting
one
of
their
graduates
to
handle
the
dirty
work
as
additional
salt
in
the
wound.
But
Harvard
isn’t
the
type
of
school
to
just
take
a
beating
and
not
fight
back
—
what
are
they,
Columbia?
They’ve
been
fighting
in
court
and
it
looks
like
the
legal
fees
paid
off.
Yesterday,
Judge
Allison
Burroughs
of
the
U.S.
District
Court
for
the
District
of
Massachusetts
ruled
that
the
President’s
fund
freeze
was
unconstitutional.
In
what
has
to
be
one
of
the
most
tame
“give
me
my
two
point
fucking
six
billion
dollars”
in
history,
Harvard
has
this
to
say:
A
few
hours
ago,
the
US
District
Court granted
Harvard’s
motion
for
summary
judgment,
finding
that
the
federal
government’s
freeze
of
University
research
funding
was
unlawful.
The
ruling
affirms
Harvard’s
First
Amendment
and
procedural
rights,
and
validates
our
arguments
in
defense
of
the
University’s
academic
freedom,
critical
scientific
research,
and
the
core
principles
of
American
higher
education.
Even
as
we
acknowledge
the
important
principles
affirmed
in
today’s
ruling,
we
will
continue
to
assess
the
implications
of
the
opinion,
monitor
further
legal
developments,
and
be
mindful
of
the
changing
landscape
in
which
we
seek
to
fulfill
our
mission.
An
evenhanded
response
was
the
move
to
make
here.
Spending
too
much
time
hammering
on
your
superiority
and
punching
down
on
Trump
is
a
great
way
to
make
an
enemy
out
of
a
petty,
vindictive
man
who
is
willing
to
commit
to
the
bit
out
of
spite;
the
last
thing
Harvard
—
or
any
of
us,
for
that
matter
—
needs
right
now
is
for
this
multibillion-dollar
loss
to
be
another
Obama
roast.
This
isn’t
to
say
that
Trump
Team
is
going
to
put
their
legs
between
their
legs
and
walk
home.
White
House
spokesperson
Liz
Huston
shared
that
the
administration
intends
to
immediately
appeal
the
decision.
Big
win
for
Harvard!
An
Update
on
Our
Litigation
[Harvard]
Harvard
Law
Graduate
Is
Helping
Trump
Attack
Her
Alma
Mater
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.