Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have leaned on a century-old law to avoid paying out large

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Trump administration by two labor unions for Columbia University faculty that challenged funding cuts and demands to overhaul student discipline and boost oversight for a Middle Eastern studies department.

Dozens of institutions and associations argue that Trump’s funding freeze is about more than just one university—it’s about the future of American democracy.

As over two dozen universities are publicly supporting Harvard in its fight against the federal administration, two Ivy League institutions are notably absent.

In a briefing filed in the United States District Court of Massachusetts, the University of Pittsburgh is one of 24 named research universities that shared support for Harvard University in its lawsuit against numerous departments of the U.

Judge Mary Kary Vyskocil denied a motion for a preliminary injunction — and closed the case outright — for a lack of standing.