A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore hundreds of grants from the National Institutes of Health that were cut over “disfavored topics and populations,” including diversity, equity and inclusion, according to published reports.

A Reagan-appointed judge tore into the administration’s actions Monday in the latest lower court rebuke in President Donald Trump's second term.

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.