A judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s plan to strip Harvard University of its ability to enrol foreign students.
The ruling came after Harvard filed a lawsuit - the latest escalation of a dispute between the White House and one of America’s most prestigious institutions.
US District Judge Allison Burroughs issued a temporary restraining order in a short ruling issued on Friday.
The order pauses a move that the Department of Homeland Security made on Thursday to revoke Harvard’s access to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program - a government database that manages foreign students.
This is true, but Harvard literally has a law school full of professors, some of whom might have taught members of any given court. And they already pay the professors, so it’s no extra money I would think, assuming the professors aren’t upset about the rulings enough to fight them pro-bono, which many are.
I feel like you’ve underestimated the amount of work that goes into a lawsuit against the government.
I’ve never been involved in such a lawsuit, so that’s quite possible.
Pro bono work isn’t free. There’s still tons of costs involved.
The law doesn’t apply anymore. Who’s going to enforce it?
I’m sure those professors/lawyers would rather spend their time doing something more fulfilling that fight blatantly unconstitutional bullshit.