A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding that had been frozen at UCLA.

U.S. District Judge Rita Lin granted a preliminary injunction, finding the government likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act in its handling of the funding cuts.

The big picture: The Act requires specific procedural steps and clear explanations before federal funding can be cut, which were not followed according to the judge. • UCLA was initially informed about multiple grant suspensions through generalized form letters lacking specific details.

Flashback: In August, UCLA announced that $584 million in federal grants had been suspended amid allegations of civil rights violations connected to accusations of antisemitism and affir

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