Harvard Case Judge Is Obama Appointee Who Oversaw Race Bias Suit
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The judge overseeing Harvard University’s lawsuit against the Trump administration over threats to slash funding has a track record of ruling in favor of the Ivy League school.
That background makes US District Judge Allison Burroughs a prime candidate to join other members of the judiciary who have drawn Donald Trump’s ire after she was assigned to the lawsuit Monday. She was appointed to the bench by former President Barack Obama in 2014 after a career as a federal prosecutor and private lawyer.