By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to restore frozen federal grants to the University of California, Los Angeles, according to a court filing.

In August, UCLA said the Trump administration froze $584 million of its funding after the federal government reprimanded the school over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests.

The Los Angeles Times and Politico said U.S. District Judge Rita Lin’s ruling ordered that more than $500 million in funding be restored to the university.

Lin had previously ordered the Trump administration to restore part of the suspended federal funding to UCLA.

The Trump administration has cut or threatened to withhold federal funds to universities over their handling of protests against

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