Doge slashing of humanities grants in 2025 ruled biased and unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the terminations of hundreds of humanities grants last year by the Trump administration ’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) were unconstitutional and involved “blatant” discrimination. In April last year, Donald Trump ’s administration terminated more than 1,400 grants, representing more than $100m in congressionally appropriated funds awarded to scholars, writers, research institutions and other humanities organizations. …