A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must restore National Science Foundation grants withheld from UCLA. The judge deemed the funding cuts arbitrary and capricious, giving the administration until August 19 to comply. The chancellor mentioned that millions in federal grants had been withheld under a pressure campaign against universities not aligned with Trump's agenda. Researchers from the University of California successfully challenged these funding cuts, winning a preliminary injunction that prohibited the NSF from terminating grants without proper justification. Recent letters from the NSF outlining further funding cuts were criticized for lacking specific reasons.
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin ordered the Trump administration to restore National Science Foundation grants withheld from UCLA, ruling the actions arbitrary and capricious.
The judge's ruling requires compliance by August 19, as the funding cuts were part of a pressure campaign against universities out of sync with Trump's political agenda.
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