First Day Of Hearings For Harvard v. Trump Case At Moakley Courthouse

Chaiel Schaffel

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Harvard is trying to claw back its federal dollars tooth
and nail. It's taking the government to court to win
back three billion in frozen research grants.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Outside the courthouse in Boston, when we fight White wait by.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
About one hundred supporters packed the sidewalk to show their support.
Patty Nolan is a Harvard alum in Cambridge City.

Speaker 3 (00:18):
Councilor Attacking Harvard, which is known worldwide, is a beacon
for education and learning. It's an attack on America.

Speaker 1 (00:25):
Judge Allison Burroughs appear to be leading in favor of
Harvard in the case, calling the government's rationale lack of
evidence into question. The speakers outside firmly believe it's Harvard
or bust. If the university caves, all the other schools
in the country, they say, are next. Trump is vowed
to appeal if his administration loses at this first level
of the federal courts.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
Kyle schaffeld w BZ, Boston's news radio