Major Universities Sue Trump to Block Cuts to Research Funding Provided by NSF

Major U.S. universities have filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal research funding provided to academic institutions by the National Science Foundation.

The lawsuit, opens new tab was filed late on Monday in federal court in Boston by 13 schools including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University, as well as the Association of American Universities and two other academic trade groups.

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