Federal judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of $100M in humanities grants unconstitutional
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Dave Collins
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Summary
A federal judge in New York ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional. Judge Colleen McMahon sided with The Authors Guild and other plaintiffs who sued the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The judge permanently barred the administration from terminating the grants and criticized DOGE's use of AI to label projects as "diversity, equity and inclusion" initiatives. The ruling was hailed as a victory for free speech and the humanities by the plaintiffs.
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The Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding
Several groups that sued the government hailed the decision as a victory for free speech and the humanities
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