A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on Monday that directives from the Trump administration that led to the cancellations of several research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) were "void" and "illegal.

Judge deems some of Trump’s National Institutes of Health grant cuts illegal - The Reagan-appointed judge said he had “never seen” such “palpable" racial discrimination in his 40 years on the bench

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.”