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DOJ Asks First Circuit to Cut $2B+ Harvard Grants

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Justice Department asked the First Circuit to allow terminating more than $2 billion in Harvard grants.
Harvard says the proposed cuts retaliate for rejecting a federal antisemitism task-force’s ten demands.
DOJ attorney Michael Velchik argued the First Circuit lacks jurisdiction.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs previously restored over $2.6 billion in federal research funding to Harvard.

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U.S. Justice Department asked the First Circuit to allow terminating more than $2 billion in Harvard grants.
Harvard says the proposed cuts retaliate for rejecting a federal antisemitism task-force’s ten demands.
DOJ attorney Michael Velchik argued the First Circuit lacks jurisdiction.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs previously restored over $2.6 billion in federal research funding to Harvard.