A federal judge agreed on Monday to expedite Harvard University's lawsuit seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing $2.2 billion in federal grant funding that the Ivy League school has warned will threaten vital medical and scientific research.

A federal judge agreed to expedite Harvard’s lawsuit against the Trump administration over its attempt to freeze more than $2.2 billion in federal funding to the University on Monday.

The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration's freeze on its $2.2 billion in grants will head into the summer. Harvard sued April 21 after getting letters from the Trump administration calling for broad changes to government and leadership and to the university's admissions policies.