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A federal judge has issued a decisive ruling preventing the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding to dozens of U.S. cities and counties with so-called “sanctuary” policies, a decision that underscores the limits of executive authority in the immigration context. The Ruling U.S. District Judge William Orrick, sitting in San Francisco, extended a preliminary…
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Brown University has finalized a high-profile settlement with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, resolving a trio of federal investigations into allegations of antisemitism and discriminatory admissions practices at the Ivy League institution. Announced Wednesday, the agreement restores access to more than $510 million in previously frozen federal grants, following months of scrutiny by…
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Columbia University has agreed to pay $221 million in fines and settlements to the Trump administration, resolving multiple investigations—chief among them, a Title VI Civil Rights probe into allegations that the university failed to adequately address antisemitism on its campus. The settlement, announced Wednesday, July 23, has far-reaching legal implications for higher education institutions across…
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U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL), an attorney and former public finance litigator, raised serious legal and public health concerns this week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly terminated a $190 million federal grant to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), a move that immediately eliminated 140 full-time positions across county…
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Harvard University has filed a sweeping 51-page federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully freezing $2 billion in research funding in retaliation for the university’s alleged failure to crack down on antisemitism. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, claims the government is abusing its authority to force ideological compliance from one…
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In a bold and public rebuke, Harvard University has rejected sweeping demands from the Trump administration that threatened to withhold more than $9 billion in research funding. Harvard President Alan Garber, M.D., Ph.D., issued a strongly worded statement asserting that the university “will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights,” denouncing the administration’s…
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A U.S. federal judge has accused the Trump administration of disregarding a court order that blocked the freezing of billions in federal aid, issuing a new mandate requiring immediate compliance. Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled Monday, February 10, 2025, that the…
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The city of Baltimore and three civil rights organizations have, in a bold legal move, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn two recent executive orders issued by the Trump administration aimed at ending federal diversity programs. Filed Monday, February 3, 2025, the lawsuit targets the orders as unconstitutional, arguing that they violate core constitutional…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has mandated the reinstatement of federal funding that was previously frozen following an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo issued earlier this week. The OMB memo, which directed a blanket freeze on federal funding, has now been overridden by a court ruling and the Justice Department’s directive, which ensures…
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Lawmakers in Washington DC, led by Representatives Greg Murphy and Brad Wenstrup, have introduced the EDUCATE Act, aiming to prohibit federal funding for US medical schools involved in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This bill specifically targets race-based mandates and DEI pledges in medical education. Dr. Murphy, drawing on his extensive surgical background, has…
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