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Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Lawsuit Against Harvard University
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U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston dismissed the federal lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against Harvard University regarding campus civil rights compliance. The lawsuit, originally filed in March, alleged that the university failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment following campus demonstrations related to the war in Gaza. Judge Stearns ruled that the administration failed to plausibly demonstrate an ongoing violation of federal civil rights legislation. The ruling officially resolves the federal legal action brought against the university's governing administration.
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U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by the Trump administration alleging that Harvard University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment.
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