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Subject: The Rule of Law: Call to Aid Nonprofits Standing Up to Democracy Threats (Opinion)
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President Trump has asked the Internal Revenue Service to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, the Washington Post reported. The agency’s general counsel is deciding whether to carry out the order. A White House spokesman said the IRS would act independently, but the agency’s acting commissioner has told staffers that a priority would be “to review and revoke the tax-free status of groups suggested by Republican allies in Congress,” the newspaper’s sources said. Harvard has refused the administration’s demands to change its curriculum and hiring and admissions policies, and the administration has frozen more than $2.2 billion in federal grants for the university in response. In a statement, a Harvard spokesman said that there is “no legal basis” for revoking the school’s tax-exempt status. (Washington Post)
The Justice Department can temporarily cut funding for legal guidance for people facing deportation, a federal judge has ruled, while he hears litigation brought by groups that would receive those grants. The ruling means that a coalition of nonprofits that offer education programs, including counsel for children and a help desk for immigration court appearances, lost their funding as of midnight April 16. The Justice Department has been attempting to end its contracts with the groups since January 22. The judge said he hopes to rule on the case in a month. (Associated Press)
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