US justice department sues Harvard over admissions records access
Source: The Guardian
The Department of Justice filed a new lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of failing to hand over documents and comply with a federal investigation into alleged racial discrimination in its admissions process, in the latest escalation of Donald Trump’s long-running legal pursuit of the nation’s oldest university.
Since returning to office, Trump has repeatedly come after higher education institutions, including Harvard, accusing the university of mishandling antisemitism and allowing alleged civil rights violations on a campus he says is dominated by “radical left” ideologies – a charge academics and free speech experts have denounced as a threat to academic freedom.
The Trump administration has also threatened to withhold $9bn in federal research funding, demanded that Harvard end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and required reporting of international students who violate campus rules. It also previously tried to block the university from enrolling international students.
In response, Harvard sued the administration in April last year, accusing it of trying to “gain control of academic decision-making”. At the time, Harvard’s president, Alan Garber, vowed that “the university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights”.
Garber, who is Jewish, also contested Trump’s antisemitism charges, saying in a statement last April: “As a Jew and as an American, I know very well that there are valid concerns about rising antisemitism. To address it effectively requires understanding, intention, and vigilance. Harvard takes that work seriously. We will continue to fight hate with the urgency it demands as we fully comply with our obligations under the law. That is not only our legal responsibility. It is our moral imperative.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/13/harvard-justice-department-lawsuit
I guess this explains the DOJ's delay in releasing the TRUMP EPSTEIN Files. Bizzy, bizzy, bizzy.
