Who is Allison Burroughs, the judge who ruled in favour of Harvard over DEI and ICE policies?

Judge Allison Burroughs ruled against the Trump administration’s illegal freeze of $2.2 billion in Harvard University research funding, citing violations of the US Civil Rights Act and First Amendment. A law graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Burroughs rose from law clerk to Assistant US Attorney before her 2014 appointment as a US District Judge. She has presided over significant cases impacting education, immigration, and federal policy.