As legal battles drag out, and possibly work their way up to a firmly conservative Supreme Court, the school is at an increasing disadvantage, some observers point out.

The battle between Harvard and Donald Trump is heating up with the Ivy League university launching a lawsuit in an attempt to stop Trump's recent attempt to prevent foreign students from entering the

This week, a federal judge sided with Harvard in one of its two lawsuits, blocking an order by President Trump to prevent international students from enrolling.