Harvard Climate Justice Coalition v. President of Harvard College

Wilson, Paul D., J.

Plaintiffs, students at Harvard University, bring this lawsuit to challenge the manner in which the University is investing its considerable endowment. Harvard, however, says that the real issue here concerns not where Harvard should invest, but rather which members of the Harvard community should make its investment decisions. The Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, also a Defendant, asserts that this case is really about who has the power to challenge a charitable organization’s decisions about the investment of its funds.

Both Harvard and the Attorney…