A group of 18 leading research universities including Princeton and MIT asked a federal judge for permission to file legal arguments in support of Harvard in its showdown with the Trump

The amicus brief will demonstrate that “the elimination of funding at Harvard negatively impacts the entire ecosystem” of higher education.

President Donald Trump has gone after the world’s wealthiest higher education institution in the name of antisemitism, claiming Harvard has failed to protect Jewish students, particularly in the wake of the war in Gaza.