Megan Basham

Yeah, sure. So the administration froze $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard after the university refused demands to overhaul its policies. And the White House is saying that a total of $9 billion in funding could ultimately be on the table.

The White House also, through its Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, claims Harvard hasn't done enough to address antisemitism tied to radical anti-Israel and pro-Hamas campus protests. They demanded changes like banning face masks, which a lot of the protesters wear, and enforcing merit-based rather than race-based admissions. Harvard's president, Alan Garber, is rejecting this.

The White House also, through its Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, claims Harvard hasn't done enough to address antisemitism tied to radical anti-Israel and pro-Hamas campus protests. They demanded changes like banning face masks, which a lot of the protesters wear, and enforcing merit-based rather than race-based admissions. Harvard's president, Alan Garber, is rejecting this.

He's calling it a violation of First Amendment rights and academic freedom. And he put out a statement saying, no government, regardless of which party is in power, should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue. But... In the meantime, a lawsuit from the American Association of University Professors is pending.

He's calling it a violation of First Amendment rights and academic freedom. And he put out a statement saying, no government, regardless of which party is in power, should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue. But... In the meantime, a lawsuit from the American Association of University Professors is pending.

So, you know, we're going to see if this survives a challenge in court.

So, you know, we're going to see if this survives a challenge in court.

Yep. Anytime.

Yep. Anytime.

Yes. And at this point, SCOTUS has ruled on six of those emergency applications. And I'd have to say that the president is faring mostly pretty well. One of the most significant rulings we've seen so far has been on that Alien Enemies Act. Now, it's a somewhat unique situation where both sides, the administration and the ACLU, are claiming victory.

Yes. And at this point, SCOTUS has ruled on six of those emergency applications. And I'd have to say that the president is faring mostly pretty well. One of the most significant rulings we've seen so far has been on that Alien Enemies Act. Now, it's a somewhat unique situation where both sides, the administration and the ACLU, are claiming victory.

The administration argued that illegal alien gangs like Tren de Aragua pose such a national security threat that under the authority of that 1798 act, they can remove the gang members rapidly without hearings because they're not citizens. And as we've reported here, last week, SCOTUS lifted a lower judge's block on those deportations, but it did add some guardrails.

The administration argued that illegal alien gangs like Tren de Aragua pose such a national security threat that under the authority of that 1798 act, they can remove the gang members rapidly without hearings because they're not citizens. And as we've reported here, last week, SCOTUS lifted a lower judge's block on those deportations, but it did add some guardrails.

Detainees must now receive notice and a chance for judicial review. Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated that ruling on Fox News.

Detainees must now receive notice and a chance for judicial review. Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated that ruling on Fox News.

Now, what about the cases relating to federal workers? Yeah, that was another big win, though, again, a bit of a win on technicality. A lower court had ordered Trump to rehire about 16,000 provisional federal workers that he had fired from agencies like Agriculture, Defense, and Veteran Affairs.

Now, what about the cases relating to federal workers? Yeah, that was another big win, though, again, a bit of a win on technicality. A lower court had ordered Trump to rehire about 16,000 provisional federal workers that he had fired from agencies like Agriculture, Defense, and Veteran Affairs.

Well, in a 7-2 ruling, SCOTUS found that the organization's suing lacked standing since individual workers weren't part of that lawsuit. So it overturned the lower court ruling. So as with a couple of these other rulings, it's part of a trend of the court putting the brakes on what many are calling judicial activism from these lower courts.

Well, in a 7-2 ruling, SCOTUS found that the organization's suing lacked standing since individual workers weren't part of that lawsuit. So it overturned the lower court ruling. So as with a couple of these other rulings, it's part of a trend of the court putting the brakes on what many are calling judicial activism from these lower courts.

Oh, yeah, there definitely have. And that has led to some significant grumbling from conservatives about Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts, who have tended to be the two that are siding with the liberal justices. The administration had asked SCOTUS to block orders from two federal judges who required Trump to