Harvard University lawyers urged a federal judge to rule immediately that the Trump administration’s freeze on $2.2 billion in funding is illegal and that it violated the school’s free speech and regulatory rights.

In a court filing Monday, Harvard said the US lacks evidence to prove the funding freeze was a legally justified response to antisemitism and alleged liberal bias on campus

Harvard University lawyers have requested a federal judge to deem the Trump administration's $2.6 billion funding freeze illegal, arguing it violates free speech and regulatory rights.