READ THE COMPLAINT: Harvard sues the Trump administration for its attempts to "coerce and control" the university in violation of the First Amendment, the APA, etc. www.harvard.edu/research-funding/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2025/04/Harvard-Funding-Freeze-Order-Complaint.pdf

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Right out of South Dakota v. Dole (1987), SCOTUS held Congress can attach conditions to fed funds, but conditions:
• Must be unambiguous,
• Must relate to the federal interest in the program,
• Cannot violate other constitutional provisions,
• And must not be coercive
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It’s pretty epic
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I would like to see other Universities do this too.
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Just skimmed it. I could be persuaded on the merits. Seems like they might have a case.
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Gloves are off - Trump running away to Italy - notify The Hague
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Wouldn't that be great if they could arrest & imprison him when he goes to the Pope's funeral?
My heart is a flutter.
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What's your take on the suit? They have very, very good lawyers. Would love to hear an analysis on this.
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I mean, if Trump's dumb enough to try to legally outmaneuver one of the maybe 3 universities in the country responsible for top tier producing overqualified lawyers and judges... I'll go grab my popcorn.
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That's some history right there.
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Thank you @schumer.senate.gov for preventing a government shutdown. The Courts are winning against, or slowing, Trump.

"Unlike executive branch agencies, the federal courts can continue operations for about two weeks following a government shutdown."
judicialstudies.duke.edu/2024/05/how-...
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Test for where we are bc if we have an even remotely functioning legal system this suite should be a slam dunk
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Donald J.Trump did NOT receive any Mandate...and that means that there's Millions of people who are not "on board "with his actions.
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Great pushback, Harvard (Hahvahd in the proper Bostonian accent, all meant in good spirits). Trump's ego can't take sustained pushback and he'll dump the sycophant carrying out his hare brained will under the bus.
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I'm happy to see four law firms involved.
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How could you possibly think you would win against the people who make the smartest lawyers?
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Harvard Is First Of Many

Dad bought his education so he can’t relate.
So he tried to take over Harvard, citing hate.
Irony dies given Trump’s racist screeds.
A big lawsuit is their reply. Harvard leads!
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Harvard? The one in Cambridge?
Oh, cool beans. 🫘 I think that Harvard has a law school! Amirite?
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Even when I eat Harvard beets, I feel more educated.
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Notable and impressive list of lawyers on the sig block
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No Dershowitz?
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I am proud of Harvard for showing all Universities what courage looks like!
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Let's face it, if Harvard can't outsmart Trump and his legal toadies, civilization is lost.
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I just don't think its wise to get into a legal battle with an institution that produces a large number of the best lawyers in America.

Also: Do not get into a protracted land war in Asia.
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One might get dis-Orient-ed?
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These people aren’t smart enough to not poke the bear. You just might think there are some very smart people at Harvard that can wipe the floor with you!
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I'd expect Harvard's lawsuit to be assigned to Obama appointee Allison D. Burroughs, since Harvard lists the Harvard AAUP chapter's lawsuit against the Trump admin (on similar grounds) as a related case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.283718/gov.uscourts.mad.283718.1.10.pdf
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In the law firm EO cases, the law firms listed each other's cases as "related", and the clerk assigned them to the same judge. But the judge said that they weren't "related" since they had different parties, and overlapping but not identical issues. See minute order on 3/28. Maybe same here?
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Here's the docket for you court watchers (including exhibits to the complaint from the top post) www.courtlistener.com/docket/69921962/president-and-fellows-of-harvard-college-v-us-department-of-health-and/?order_by=desc
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It's so weird to be writing this, but Harvard fights for all of us now.
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There's a decent chance Judge Burroughs rejects the relatedness designation and the case is reassigned. I'm not sure it satisfies the definition of a related case in the District of Massachusetts local rules. See LR 40.1(g)(1)(B), (g)(3) (common parties and common question of law insufficient).
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Lead attorney? lkcfirm.com/steve-lehotsky-bio
Magna cum laude, Harvard Law. Based on Massachusetts Ave in D.C. This is just layers of good optics.
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I assume that is strategic? Didn't know that was a possible little trick.
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This is about to get very interesting.
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Imagine trying to violate the constitutional amendments of ONE OF THE TOP LAW SCHOOLS. This would be hilarious if it wasn't so damn terrifying.
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⚖️🧰🔧🔩⛓️⛓️‍💥💡 @harvard.edu , & @joshuajfriedman.com 🙏✍️.
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THANK YOU HARVARD!!!
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I'm glad to see Quinn Emanuel on this brief, but doesn't Bill Burck have a conflict of interest here? He is still representing Trump as ethics counsel or something like that, isn't he? And assisting in negotiations with law firms?
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That's how you know there's no ethical problem here!
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Yes!!! Sue their asses off, Harvard.

#NoKings
#FirstAmmendment
#SueHisAss
#Resist
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they can't use abbreviations on these things?
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Not when it comes to naming parties — lawyers writing complaints don’t sneak diss
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It'll quickly get trimmed to President and Fellas of Harvard College v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, *et al.*
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Need to use more emojis in court filings.
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Somehow it never ends well
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No, but you can expand the left column to the whole page to save paper, if you've decided it's time to hold EVERYONE to account.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.paed.201537.1.0.pdf
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You want MORE acronyms from the government??
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I see a few semi-colons.
That’s….something.
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