Author: Carrie Jung

Allison Burroughs appears at her 2014 Senate confirmation hearing to be a U.S. district judge. U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee/Screenshot by NPR President Trump is not happy with U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, who is considering two cases involving Harvard University and the Trump administration. Shortly after Burroughs presided over a July hearing for Harvard’s lawsuit over federal funding cuts, the president took to Truth Social and called her a “Trump-hating Judge,” adding that she’s “a TOTAL DISASTER.” Who is this Massachusetts judge who’s drawing so much ire from the White…

Harvard University has been at the center of some big legal cases lately – cases that have all started on the desk of one federal judge, Allison Burroughs of Massachusetts. Here’s a look at who she is. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President Trump is not happy with U.S. District Court Judge Allison Burroughs. Shortly after Judge Burroughs presided over a hearing for Harvard University’s lawsuit over federal funding cuts, he took to Truth Social and called her a, quote, “Trump hating judge,” adding that, quote, “she’s a total disaster.” Who is this judge drawing so much ire from the president? Carrie…