judge order The Trump administration is set to reinstate some federal grant funds that were recently paused at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) due to issues surrounding civil rights and anti-Semitism.
US district judge Rita Lynn, appointed by Biden in San Francisco, determined that the administration breached a preliminary injunction issued back in June. This ruling, as reported by Reuters, required the National Science Foundation (NSF) to restore numerous halted grants. Lynn observed that the injunction was meant to prevent the administration from canceling additional grants across some UC systems, yet more grants continue to be suspended by the administration.
“The NSF seems to believe that after the provisional injunction is issued, it can instantly freeze funding for all grants listed. This isn’t a logical reading of the injunction’s scope,” Lynn stated.
Moreover, she added, “The NSF’s actions are in violation of the interim injunction.”
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Last week, UCLA reported that the federal government had frozen $584 million in funds.
“The University of California indicated last week it is considering the Trump administration’s proposal to settle regarding its $1 billion UCLA funding, which it claims is severely impacting the institution,” according to reports.
A significant rally occurred at UCLA last year. Also, last month, UCLA agreed to pay over $6 million to settle a lawsuit alleging anti-Semitism, and this year faced a lawsuit due to a violent mob incident involving Palestinian pro-protesters,” Reuters noted.
The Trump administration has reached settlements with several notable universities as well. Columbia University consented to pay over $220 million, while Brown University is set to pay $50 million over ten years. Ongoing discussions with Harvard continue.
The case is Thakur v. TrumpNo. 25-CV-4737-RFL in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
