A federal judge ruled directives from the Trump administration that led to the cancellations of research grants from the NIH were "void" and "illegal."

In a ruling issued Monday, the judge called the government’s directives “arbitrary and capricious” and ordered funding for some of the NIH grants, including many profiled by ProPublica in recent months,

A federal judge took issue with the Trump administration’s contention that diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives fueled unlawful discrimination, challenging a Justice Department attorney on the matter in a trial over cuts to research funding.