Some short excerpts from Judge Allison Burroughs (D. Mass.) very long decision yesterday in President & Fellows of Harvard College v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Security:
[A] presidential proclamation entitled "Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University" … suspends "the entry of any alien into the United States as a nonimmigrant to pursue a course of study at Harvard University … or to participate in an exchange visitor program hosted by Harvard University [under the Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)]."
Harvard sued challenging the proclamation, arguing that it was inconsistent with the relevant statute (for more on that, read the opinion) and in any event violated Harvard's First Amendment rights. First, Harvard argued that it was retaliation based on Harvard's having rejected demands made by the federal government in an April 11 Letter:
