The Trump administration will respond in court to Harvard University's lawsuit seeking to block a federal funding freeze imposed after the institution rejected a list of White House demands that it said would undermine its independence,

Harvard sues Trump over $2.2 billion funding freeze as free speech battle heats up between White House and Ivy League school - Trump administration officials had demanded that the prestigious universi

The university called the funding freeze "unlawful and beyond the government’s authority" and warned of severe and long-lasting consequences.