Legal experts question the authority of President Trump to cancel Columbia University's funding and demand changes to its admissions and disciplinary rules, with some scholars arguing that the government has violated the law and the Constitution. The Trump administration has accused Columbia of failing to protect students and faculty from antisemitic violence and harassment, but legal scholars believe the government has overstepped its authority and violated the First Amendment. The government's threat to cancel funding is part of a broader campaign targeting institutions of higher education, and 59 other universities have been warned that they could face a similar fate.