{"id":241400,"date":"2026-05-08T00:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/doge-judge-rules-trump-administrations-cancellation-of-humanities-grants-was-unconstitutional\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:15:09","slug":"doge-judge-rules-trump-administrations-cancellation-of-humanities-grants-was-unconstitutional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/doge-judge-rules-trump-administrations-cancellation-of-humanities-grants-was-unconstitutional\/","title":{"rendered":"DOGE: Judge rules Trump administration\u2019s cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOGE: Judge rules Trump administration\u2019s cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/08\/politics\/doge-judge-cancellation-grants-unconstitutional-hnk<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-08 00:44:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n The Trump administration\u2019s cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge in New York ruled on Thursday.\n <\/p>\n

\n US District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan sided with The Authors Guild, several other groups and several people who had their grants canceled and sued DOGE and the National Endowment for the Humanities. McMahon permanently barred the administration from terminating the grants and criticized DOGE\u2019s use of artificial intelligence in nixing the funding.\n <\/p>\n

\n Government lawyers had argued that the cuts of more than 1,400 grants of congressionally approved funds were legal moves to implement President Donald Trump\u2019s directives, eliminate grants associated with diversion, equity and inclusion and reduce discretionary spending under the administration\u2019s priorities.\n <\/p>\n

\n The White House and Department of Justice, which defended against the lawsuit, did not immediately return emails seeking comment Thursday evening. It was not immediately clear if an appeal was planned.\n <\/p>\n

\n McMahon said the government violated the First Amendment and the Fifth Amendment\u2019s equal protection right, and DOGE did not have the lawful authority to cancel the grants. She wrote, for example, that it was \u201ca textbook example of unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination\u201d when officials canceled the grants based on DEI.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe public interest favors permanent relief,\u201d McMahon wrote in her ruling. \u201cThe public has a strong interest in ensuring that federal officials act within the bounds set by Congress and the Constitution.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Several groups that sued the government, including the American Council…<\/p>\n

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