联邦上诉法院审理哈佛经费案，特朗普政府要求恢复冻结20亿美元拨款
联邦第一巡回上诉法院周一在波士顿听审特朗普政府与哈佛大学的经费争议。政府要求推翻下级法院裁决，恢复终止哈佛超过20亿美元联邦科研拨款的决定；这是白宫以民权调查、国际学生政策与校园治理要求向精英大学施压的标志性案件之一。
哈佛校长 Alan Garber 此前拒绝政府提出的十项要求，称任何政府都不应规定私立大学教什么、录取谁、研究什么。政府随后冻结并终止相关拨款，哈佛起诉称这是对受宪法第一修正案保护言论的报复。
本案结果将影响联邦政府能否以拨款为杠杆要求大学改变治理与招生政策，也关系到科研经费稳定性。周二，同一上诉法院还将审理政府限制哈佛招收国际学生的相关裁决。（资料来源：路透社）
Appeals Court Weighs Trump's Bid to Revive Harvard Funding Freeze
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston heard arguments Monday in the Trump administration's effort to revive its termination of more than $2 billion in federal research grants to Harvard University. The case is a centerpiece of the White House campaign to use funding, civil-rights investigations, and other tools to pressure elite universities.
Harvard President Alan Garber rejected the administration's list of demands, saying no government should dictate what private universities teach, whom they admit or hire, or what they research. After the government froze and then terminated the grants, Harvard sued, calling the move retaliation for speech protected by the First Amendment.
The ruling could shape how far Washington can go in using federal money to force changes in university governance and admissions, and it will be closely watched by researchers who depend on federal grants. On Tuesday the same court is set to review a separate ruling that barred the administration from blocking Harvard from hosting international students. (Source: Reuters.)
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