Harvard urges federal judge to unfreeze US$2.5b of funding blocked by White House
The legal battle between Harvard University and US President Donald Trump's administration is becoming more entangled. The Ivy League university has urged a federal judge to unfreeze US$2.5 billion of funding blocked by the White House. It has called the block illegal and a violation of free speech and regulatory rights. Toni Waterman reports.
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