On June 9, 2025, AAU joined ACE and 26 other higher education organizations in submitting an amicus brief supporting Harvard University’s motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful freeze of its federal funding. The case, President and Fellows of Harvard College v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al., was filed on April 21, 2025, and argues that the administration’s actions violate the First Amendment as well as federal laws and regulations.