A US federal court has handed Harvard University a major legal victory by overturning President Trump’s move to freeze over $2.2 billion in federal research funding, ruling it a violation of free speech and an “ideologically motivated assault” masked as a fight against antisemitism. The court’s ruling blocks any future enforcement of the freeze, but the Trump administration immediately pledged to appeal, calling the Obama-appointed judge “activist” and accusing Harvard of failing to protect students.