Harvard University lawyers urged a federal judge to rule quickly that the Trump administration’s freeze on about $2.6 billion in federal funding is illegal and that it violated the school’s free speech and regulatory rights.

Harvard University lawyers have requested a federal judge to deem the Trump administration's $2.6 billion funding freeze illegal, arguing it violates free speech and regulatory rights.

Harvard asked a federal judge on Monday to grant summary judgment in its lawsuit seeking to overturn the Trump administration’s freeze on billions of dollars in federal research funding.