Judge orders Trump administration to restore $500 million in UCLA funding: how the legal challenge exposed procedural flaws

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate $500 million in federal grant funding that was previously frozen at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The decision follows a legal challenge over the government’s handling of the funding cuts, with the court finding that proper procedures were not followed. US District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction, citing likely violations of the Administrative Procedure Act. This legislation requires clear explanations and specific processes when federal funding is reduced or suspended. Instead, UCLA received vague form letters notifying it of the suspension of multiple grants, without any detailed justification, as reported by the Associated Press. The legal challenge and proc