Tensions on campus over the war in Gaza are simmering again this summer, with all the elements for another high-profile confrontation — and it couldn’t be happening at a more inopportune time.

Harvard University was back in court Monday for a major hearing in its funding fight case against the Trump administration, a key step in a battle over restoring more than $2 billion in federal funding for research frozen by the White House this spring.

So, now, in court documents that amended its original lawsuit, Harvard has taken a new tack: It now claims, after declaring to the Trump administration that it's above the law, ...

Harvard University appeared in federal court earlier today to make the case that the Trump administration violated the university’s First Amendment rights by cutting more than $2.6 billion in federal funding.

The Trump administration’s legal case for cutting nearly $3 billion in federal aid to Harvard University was met with skepticism.

Harvard University on Thursday, June 5, 2025, expanded a lawsuit against the U.S. government's decision to block international students from attending the elite institution. (Sophie Park/Getty ...

The lawsuit, filed by Harvard on April 21 against the Trump administration, argues that the government’s freeze on research funding is “flatly unlawful.” Harvard also filed a separate lawsuit against the government on May 23, after the Department of Homeland Security announced it would revoke its certification to enroll international students, a move that was paused by a federal judge.

Harvard University's lawsuit against DHS over Trump's foreign student visa ban may reach the Supreme Court, raising potential conflict of interest questions.

Harvard’s request to block Trump’s ban amended an existing lawsuit over the administration’s move to end Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, which initially prompted the ...