The Justice Department filed suit against Harvard University, accusing university leaders of failing to curb antisemitic conduct during pro‑Palestinian demonstrations and asking a federal court to freeze or recoup federal grants. The complaint requests an independent outside monitor and court orders compelling Harvard to call police to arrest protesters who block campus, and it asks for repayment of taxpayer funds. The action follows months of federal funding cuts, contract cancellations and administrative investigations by the Trump administration; Harvard has mounted legal challenges arguing the administration exceeded its authority. The case raises immediate questions for research compliance, grant management and campus policing protocols at institutions that receive federal research dollars and host contentious demonstrations.