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Who is Allison Burroughs, the federal judge Trump called 'a total disaster'?

By Carrie Jung
Published August 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM EDT

Harvard University has been at the center of some big legal cases lately – cases that have all started on the desk of one federal judge, Allison Burroughs of Massachusetts. Here's a look at who she is.

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