Harvard University has engaged prominent law firms Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and King & Spalding LLP to contest the Trump administration's policy demands related to nearly $9 billion in federal funding. This legal action comes after the government froze more than $2 billion in grants to the university. Harvard's legal team includes notable figures such as Bill Burck, a former deputy White House counsel under George W. Bush, and Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney and special counsel for Biden's document investigation. The university's stance reflects its rejection of federal interference as illegal and wrong, emphasizing its commitment to autonomy in managing its funding and research initiatives.
Harvard University has turned to Elon Musk's longtime law firm, Quinn Emanuel, and a pair of Washington insiders with strong Republican credentials for its multibillion-dollar fight with the Trump administration over research funding. https://t.co/41TDq1FEqd https://t.co/u7oUnIVlvZ
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Harvard University has turned to Elon Musk's longtime law firm, Quinn Emanuel, and a pair of Washington insiders with strong Republican credentials for its multibillion-dollar fight with the Trump administration over research funding https://t.co/DBRzF5WCH6