The state of Nevada was listed as one of 21 on an amicus brief, a “friend of the court” message, in support of Harvard University, after the Trump administration has sought to strip the Ivy of federal funding over its response to Jew-hatred on campus.
“The amici states write to underscore the enormous public benefit of university research and the dire risks posed by federal attacks on such research,” the 20 states and the District of Columbia write in the brief.
“Harvard’s contributions to Massachusetts are a prime example of the significant impact that research universities can have,” they add.
Drew Galang, communications director for Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, told JNS that “the governor’s office was not consulted before Attorney General Ford joined the brief.”
Aaron Ford, Nevada’s chief legal officer, is listed as a signatory of the brief alongside attorneys general of Massachusetts, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia.
The Nevada attorney general, a Democrat, is running to unseat Lombardo as governor.
