Judge Allison Burroughs is a Harvard alum who heard arguments from lawyers representing the government and the university Monday morning. The Trump administration has said it intends to pull federal funding from Harvard, saying the university has not done enough to combat antisemitism in the wake of pro-Palestine protests last year.

Harvard is suing the Trump administration over a $2.6 billion research funding cut, calling it retaliation for defying federal antisemitism directives—raising concerns about academic independence.