A federal judge handed Denver, Colo., a financial win after ruling against the Trump administration in a lawsuit over federal funding.

The administration had threatened to withhold $4 billion in federal transportation grants . Denver and other local governments argued that in its threat, the Trump administration issued "unlawful and politically motivated funding conditions."

The requirements came from a memo issued by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in April. In the memo, Duffy informed recipients that they were required to comply with federal policies on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

"Against this backdrop, [the] plaintiffs argue that in attempting to condition disbursement of funds in part on grounds

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