US EditionJudge Issues Injunction Against Cancellation of Humanities Grants
OREGON, UNITED STATES, AUG 6 – A federal judge in Oregon blocked cancellations of National Endowment for the Humanities grants, citing likely unconstitutionality and protecting funding for dozens of state and local humanities councils.
- A federal judge in Oregon issued an injunction Wednesday stopping the mass cancellation of NEH grants, deeming the move likely unconstitutional.
- Following the cancellations, the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Oregon Council for the Humanities filed suit in May to reverse the funding cuts, prompted by President Trump's cost-cutting efforts.
- The judge held that Simon noted unrebutted evidence of irreparable harms when programs are canceled, reflecting a deliberate decision to flout Congressional command.
- The injunction also stopped the NEH from disbursing, encumbering, loaning, granting, or otherwise disposing of the funds committed to Plaintiffs, and the judge rejected a stay request.
- Following the July 25, 2025 decision, ACLS, AHA, and MLA will continue to press their argument in court, with Congress, and with the public, as the legal challenge persists.
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NEH pushed through LGBT grants early in Trump administration
Bureaucrats at the National Endowment for the Humanities cut checks to fund various liberal research projects as the Trump administration signaled its intention to cut diversity, equity, and inclusion-related grant spending, a Washington Examiner review of public records has found. Many of the grant projects that NEH staffers silently funded weren’t slated to begin until much later in the Trump administration, suggesting that the payments may ha…
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Judge issues temporary injunction against Trump administration cancellation of humanities grants
A federal judge in Oregon has issued an injunction temporarily stopping the mass cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to humanities councils around the country.
ACLS, AHA, AND MLA COMMEND COURT DECISION GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION OF CANCELLATION OF AWARDED NEH GRANTS
Plaintiffs Have Filed An Appeal to Judge’s Decision Dismissing Core Claims in Their Lawsuit For Immediate Release / August 6, 2025 (New York, NY) — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Association (AHA), and the Modern Language Association (MLA) commend Judge Colleen McMahon’s decision for the Authors Guild, which ensures that funds for terminated National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grants can not b…
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