A federal judge reversed Trump administration cuts of more than $2.6 billion in research funding to Harvard University

The judge said the cuts amounted to illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of the Trump demands for changes to Harvard’s governance and policies.

The government plans an immediate appeal.

BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to reverse its cuts of more than $2.6 billion in research funding for Harvard University, delivering a significant victory to the Ivy League school in its battle with the White House.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled the cuts amounted to illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of the Trump administration’s demands for changes to Harvard’s governance and policies.

The government had

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