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.

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.

A federal judge granted a motion filed Friday for a group of 18 colleges and universities to file a briefing supporting Harvard University in its lawsuit against the Trump administration over