Harvard sues Trump administration over funding freeze; Axios, April 21, 2025

• Sareen Habeshian, Axios ; Harvard sues Trump administration over funding freeze

"Harvard filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, arguing that government overreach violated the university's constitutional rights.

The big picture: The Ivy League institution has rejected a litany of demands from the administration, resulting in a freeze on $2.2 billion in federal funds.

The suit marks an escalation in the administration's battle with elite institutions as it tries to influence and reorient their priorities through federal funds.

Driving the news: Harvard President Alan Garber said in a message to the campus community Monday that the "consequences of the government's overreach will be severe and long-lasting" and accused the administration of trying to impose "unprecedented and improper control.""

Federal commission invades voting privacy; Idaho Mountain Express, July 7, 2017

State Rep. John Gannon, Idaho Mountain Express; Federal commission invades voting privacy

"This new federal commission will cost plenty of our taxpayer dollars and our privacy. What are they going to do with this data? How are they going to track those that move and what right does the federal government have to even do that? Are federal investigators going to contact landlords, look at assessor records and interrogate voters regarding residences in order to determine “vulnerabilities”?  The monetary expense will be substantial and voter participation less likely."