A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to file an update by Tuesday detailing whether it had restored hundreds of suspended National Science Foundation research grants to UCLA.

If the administration fails to do so, U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin ordered it to provide “an explanation of why it was not feasible and a description of the steps that have been taken thus far.”

Lin on Tuesday night ordered the administration to restore the funds to UCLA, saying the freeze of funds violated her June ruling blocking science research grant terminations.

Lin’s evening order was issued hours after a San Francisco court hearing.

The Trump administration froze $584 million in science, medical and other federal grants, citing the university’s alleged discrimination in admissions and fa

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