Harvard University won a court victory, with Judge Burroughs ruling that the withholding of federal funds was ideologically motivated, not anti-Semitic.

Judge Allison Burroughs ruled that the Trump administration used accusations of antisemitism as a pretext to cut federal funds intended for research at Harvard, affecting essential projects for public health. The decision was criticized by the White House, which announced it would contest the verdict, considering it an action by an "activist judge." Harvard was the only university that challenged these measures, turning the case into a test for academic freedom and university funding.