US probes Harvard and its law review for 'race-based discrimination':
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Harvard Battles Funding Freeze Amid Discrimination ProbeA July 21 court hearing is set to address Harvard's fight against a $2.3 billion federal grant freeze linked to civil rights allegations.
Key FactsApr 29, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Federal authorities are investigating whether Harvard Law Review's article selection involved race-based discrimination violating civil rights laws.
- The Trump administration froze $2.3 billion in federal grants to Harvard, threatening critical medical and scientific research funding.
- Harvard has filed a lawsuit opposing the funding freeze, arguing that government demands infringe on free speech protections.
- A federal judge scheduled an expedited hearing to resolve the dispute by July 21, reflecting urgency over research impacts.
Harvard Law Review's article selection process appears to pick winners and losers on the basis of race, employing a spoils system in which the race of the legal scholar is as, if not more, important than the merit of the submission.— Craig Trainor, the Education Department's acting assistant secretary for civil rights, commented on the allegations of race-based discrimination.
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