Harvard University was back in court Monday for a major hearing in its funding fight case against the Trump administration, a key step in a battle over restoring more than $2 billion in federal funding for research frozen by the White House this spring.

NBC News Legal Affairs Reporter Gary Grumbach explains the latest legal developments in Harvard University’s lawsuit against the Trump administration over cuts to federal research funding.

The Trump administration’s legal case for cutting nearly $3 billion in federal aid to Harvard University was met with skepticism.

More than 2,000 pages of court documents present a new window into the government’s process for terminating research grants to Harvard — and show that the Department of Government Efficiency helped facilitate the operation.

The U.S. State Department launched an investigation into Harvard University's eligibility to sponsor international students under a federal exchange program, the agency announced Wednesday, July 23. The probe focuses on whether Harvard remains in compliance with the requirements of the Exchange Visitor Program,

Harvard University's lawsuit against DHS over Trump's foreign student visa ban may reach the Supreme Court, raising potential conflict of interest questions.

Here’s what to know about the two court battles. One lawsuit is focused on international students. In May, the Trump administration said that it would halt Harvard’s ability to enroll ...

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The lawsuit, filed by Harvard on April 21 against the Trump administration, argues that the government’s freeze on research funding is “flatly unlawful.” Harvard also filed a separate lawsuit against the government on May 23, after the Department of Homeland Security announced it would revoke its certification to enroll international students, a move that was paused by a federal judge.

The lawsuit the College is supporting, “President and Fellows of Harvard College v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,” was filed by Harvard on April 21 and alleges that the Trump administration’s decision to freeze over $2 billion in grant funding to the Havard is unlawful.