Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration's Lawsuits Against Harvard and WSJ

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Harvard University regarding its admissions records, effectively ending the administration's legal challenge to the Ivy League school's affirmative action policies. The New York Times reported that the judge ruled against the administration's demand for admissions data intended to prove the university was using race in its selection process. This decision aligns with reports from Politico and Yahoo News, which confirmed the dismissal of the case seeking federal intervention in Harvard's admissions practices. In a separate but related legal development, a federal judge also threw out a $10 billion lawsuit filed by Donald Trump against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch. NPR described the administration's legal strategy in this instance as "grasping at straws," noting that the judge rejected the suit over a story reporting on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. This ruling adds to a series of judicial setbacks for the administration's legal challenges, as evidenced by a New York Times report indicating that a grand jury recently rejected the Justice Department's effort to charge an individual with voter fraud, further undermining the administration's unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud. These rulings represent significant legal victories for the defendants, with courts rejecting the administration's attempts to enforce specific data disclosures and pursue massive financial penalties against media outlets. The consistent theme across these decisions is the judicial rejection of the administration's current legal strategies in both higher education and media litigation. #NexSouk #AIForGood #EthicalAI #USPolitics #LegalUpdates **References** * Politico: "Judge tosses Trump administration's admissions records lawsuit against Harvard" (https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxQajNmZHZvQ1ZsS21LVmRlb1l1M3lpelZiR2xoUzE5VGNoeDZaTFpIa1BvdEx2Z0lVRHVsbjB3LWdsZU5FbVozbDROOUlaRkRHQndxdlo2Y2V5Yk9VQ1VFUVZuS0ViLVdfOWR1VTJ5WmRyWHE4TGI2LVE1aXpiSzBiZDAwX0stT3o5UXMzS2VjZXlLeW8?oc=5&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en) * ABC News: "Judge dismisses lawsuit against Harvard over federal demand for admissions data" (https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-harvard-federal-demand-admissions-137787523) * NPR: "'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter" (https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-6025342/judge-dismisses-trump-suit-against-wall-street-journal-epstein-letter) * The New York Times: "Grand Jury Rejects Trump Administration's Effort to Charge Individual With Voter Fraud" (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/us/politics/grand-jury-justice-dept-voter-fraud.html) **Political Bias Index** Green (Neutral)