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Allison D. Burroughs

Allison D. Burroughs

U.S. District Judge, District of Massachusetts

Appears in 2 stories

Notable Quotes

"Used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault" — Burroughs, in the funding ruling (as quoted in coverage).

"[Antisemitism is] a smoke screen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country's premier universities." — Court ruling, September 2025

Stories

Trump administration takes Harvard funding-freeze loss to appeals court, betting on a bigger fight over university control

Rule Changes

Issued summary judgment restoring Harvard’s funding; ruling now on appeal

Harvard won. A federal judge said the government unlawfully cut off Harvard's research money—then ordered the taps turned back on. Now the Trump administration is appealing, keeping a cloud over a sprawling research portfolio that runs from medical breakthroughs to national-security science.

Updated Yesterday

Trump administration's standoff with Harvard

Rule Changes

Ruled funding freeze unconstitutional

Harvard has received billions in federal research funding for decades without major controversy. Now President Trump is demanding the university pay $1 billion to the government—five times what he sought months earlier—after a year of escalating threats, frozen grants, and failed negotiations. The university has refused to capitulate, and a federal judge has ruled the funding freeze unconstitutional.

Updated Feb 4