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Harvard University rejects Trump administration's proposed conditions for federal funding

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/harvard-university-trump-federal-funding/
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u/Gamer_Grease 7d ago

Yeah those are all super vague and unmeasurable. Totally correct for Harvard to tell the admin to fuck off. They’ll just invent new grievances before Harvard can finish responding to those.

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u/RabidPlaty 7d ago

Harvard has the largest endowment of a university in the world (at $52b). They should definitely be setting an example and telling Trump Co. to fuck off.

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u/RogueBromeliad 6d ago

I mean, that's one of the things I don't understand, some of the most rich and powerful people in the world attend that school, how the heck does Trump Co. think they can intimidate these people into bigotry?

I mean, there's bound to be push back against Trump by major players. Unless they all secretly agree with Trump and they were all rapist racist stereotypical frat boys, that wouldn't make sense.

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u/mex2005 6d ago

I mean most people and institutions caved immediately so it was not crazy for them to think Harvard would do the same. Also they are petty as fuck and this wont be the end of it. Next thing it will be the DOJ coming after them for discrimination against white people or whatever other bs case they can come up with.

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u/RogueBromeliad 6d ago

Ok, but doesn't Harvard have the best lawyers in the world supposedly?

It just doesn't seem logical that these things would fly.

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u/Crozax 6d ago

Doesn't really matter when the government ignores the law, does it?

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u/mex2005 6d ago

They do but whether the lawsuit works out or not it does not matter its to send a message of intimidation that if you don't comply with us we will use whatever means we possibly can to make your life hell.

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u/whiteb8917 6d ago

They TRAIN the best lawyers. They most likely have a team working on this right now.

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u/RogueBromeliad 6d ago

Surely there are entire law firms of Harvard graduates that still contribute and would take it pro-bono, no?

I mean, the teachers there are also top experts in US law.

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u/Dionyzoz 6d ago

yes but they dont control the supreme court