Harvard University lawyers urged a federal judge to rule quickly that the Trump administration’s freeze on about $2.6 billion in federal 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.