The federal judge said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily canceling more than $1 billion in research grants because of their perceived connection to DEI initiatives.

U.S. District Judge William Young told the government on Monday that its perceived issues with diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives does not give it a “license to discriminate.”

A federal judge in Boston on Monday said the termination of National Institutes of Health grants for research on diversity-related topics by President Donald Trump's administration was "void and illegal,