Harvard’s ongoing legal disputes with the Trump administration have found a consistent supporter in the state of Massachusetts. According to the Harvard Crimson , Since President Donald Trump took office in January, Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell has joined 35 lawsuits and filed several amicus briefs against his administration. Many of these cases involve higher education and research policy, areas central to the state’s economy. Universities and research institutions in Massachusetts support about 320,000 jobs and generate nearly 70 billion dollars in annual economic activity. The state receives more federal research funding per capita than any other in the country, with universities collectively drawing over 2 billion dollars in federal support each year. Campbell has opposed
Harvard gains backing from the state of Massachusetts in Trump administration's research and funding dispute

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