A federal judge will hear arguments today in Harvard's lawsuit over the Trump administration's cuts to the university's research funding. The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge New York to release grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case.

The judge, Allison Burroughs, did not issue a ruling during a court hearing today in Boston. But she seemed far more receptive to Harvard’s arguments, suggesting that the school might prevail in its legal battle against the government.

Attorneys for Harvard University and the American Association of University Professors asked a federal judge Monday to prevent the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from the school.Lawyers for university are seeking a motion for summary judgment to prevent the administration from withholding federal funding if the school does not comply with its list of demands.