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Harvard's lawyers appeared in federal court today to challenge the Trump administration's

decision to cut more than $2 billion in research funding.

NPR's Alyssa NADWarni reports from outside the courthouse in Boston.

Inside, lawyers from the university and the Trump administration were arguing over $2 billion in canceled federal funds.

The Trump administration argued that this is really a contracts issue, and as a federal government, they have the right

to cancel or freeze or renegotiate contracts. Harvard is arguing that the government's actions

violate their First Amendment rights and their academic freedom and that the government failed to

follow the Administrative Procedure Act. So even if the government has rights to cancel money,

Harvard argues that they didn't follow the proper procedure in doing so.

Alyssa Nad Warnie reporting.

Today, a judge is set to sentence a former Kentucky police officer

convicted of violating Brianna Taylor's civil rights.

Brett Hankinson fired his weapon during the raid in Louisville in 2020.

It was shots from other officers had struck and killed Taylor. The Justice Department says

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