To be clear, these grant freezes to universities aren’t about congressional authorized funds. They are about *legally contracted* funds, and the relevant legal questions aren’t about appropriations authority but basic contract law. (And yes, universities should be litigating.)
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How does he have authority to freeze congressionally authorized funds? And if he doesn’t, shouldn’t any university’s first response be to call in their attorneys?
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The question is less about what to do and more about WHY aren’t they doing it?