The Trump administration’s legal case for cutting nearly $3 billion in federal aid to Harvard University was met with skepticism.

“Harvard can win in the courtroom but still lose almost everything it’s fought for,” said Allison Wu, the co-founder of the 1636 Forum, a Harvard alumni community named for the year the university was founded, who supports the university’s case.

A federal judge in Boston heard arguments Monday in a closely watched case between Harvard University and the Trump administration over more than $2 billion in frozen research funding, a dispute rooted in claims the university failed to adequately respond to antisemitism on campus.

Harvard University appeared in federal court Monday in a pivotal case in its battle with the Trump administration, as the storied institution argued the government illegally cut $2.6 billion in federal funding.

Harvard's case against the administration's threats to cut billions in funding could have larger implications for the government's oversight of schools.

Harvard University appeared in federal court Monday in a pivotal case in its battle with the Trump administration.

Harvard University was back in court Monday for a major hearing in its funding fight case against the Trump administration, a key step in a battle over restoring more than $2 billion in federal funding for research frozen by the White House this spring.