US EditionJudge orders Trump administration to restore frozen federal grants for UCLA
- U.S. District Judge Rita Lin ordered on September 22, 2025, that the Trump administration restore over $500 million in frozen federal grants to UCLA.
- The federal government suspended grants to UCLA after criticizing the university's response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations that involved political statements about Israel, linking these events to concerns about antisemitism and the use of race in admissions policies.
- The ruling covers hundreds of NIH medical research grants vital to studies on cancer, Parkinson's, and nerve regeneration, with an earlier $81 million NSF grant also restored last month.
- Governor Gavin Newsom called the administration's $1.2 billion fine demand an extortion attempt, while UCLA leaders said such penalties would devastate the institution and refuse to pay it.
- The injunction halts a two-month funding crisis, reflects concerns about academic freedom, and signals ongoing legal and negotiation efforts by UC to restore and protect vital research funds.
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Omaha World-Herald
St Louis Post-DispatchJudge orders Trump to restore UCLA funds
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Monday to restore $500 million in federal grant funding that it froze at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Judge Restores Another Batch of Frozen Grants to UCLA
A federal court order issued late Monday evening provides significant financial relief to the University of California, Los Angeles, restoring about $500 million in federal research grants amid an ongoing lawsuit with the Trump administration over alleged instances of antisemitism on campus.
Donald Trump’s bizarre plan to destroy cancer research just got laughed out of court
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore a whopping $500 million in federal grant funding that was frozen at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). US District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction, stating that the government likely broke the law when it froze the funding by violating the Administrative Procedure Act, which requires specific procedures and explanations for federal fun…
Judge Rita Lin issued an order for the Trump administration to reallocate funds on the grounds that the Administrative Procedure Act was violated.
UC Wins This Round Against Trump, Judge Reinstates $500 Million in Research Grants That Trump Yanked
What started as some Trump claim that University of California colleges were antisemitic turned into a billion-dollar shakedown, but UC just won this fight (for now) as a judge ordered that $500 million in research grants be reinstated.The second Trump term has been marked by his claims that universities are somehow antisemitic, this despite Trump’s fondness for openly antisemitic figures like Nick Fuentes, Andrew Tate, and Kanye West. It seems …
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