The court declared illegal the freezing of grants worth $ 2.2 billion to Harvard

Federal judge Allison Burrows declared illegal the actions of the administration of US President Donald Trump to freeze Harvard's funding, pointing to a violation of the First Amendment and federal law. This was reported on September 3 by the CBS News channel.

"The defendants used anti—Semitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically motivated attack on the country's leading universities," the judge wrote in the decision. She stressed that the measures had jeopardized decades of research and academic freedom.

The White House has already announced its intention to appeal the decision.

"Harvard has no constitutional right to taxpayer dollars and remains ineligible for future grants," administration spokeswoman Liz Houston said.

According to the court, the real purpose of the grant freeze was to put pressure on the university, not to fight anti-Semitism.

"It is now the job of the courts to protect academic freedom and freedom of speech, as required by the Constitution," Burrows said.

Pressure on Ivy: Trump bans Harvard from accepting international students

The pressure on Ivy League universities has become a response to the leftist agenda that has seized the main universities in the United States.

Earlier, on July 11, it was reported about the investigation at George Mason University. The reason was employee complaints about racism in hiring and promotion. It was clarified that the educational institution may face the threat of losing federal funding if the allegations are confirmed.

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