A federal judge has stopped the Biden administration’s successor from using a blanket funding cutoff to punish the University of California, issuing an injunction that blocks agencies from denying grants or demanding payouts without notice and hearings. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin wrote that the administration launched a coordinated campaign of civil-rights probes aimed at coercing UC to change its policies and that agencies failed to follow required Title VI procedures. The order prevents enforcement of a $1.2 billion demand tied to alleged antisemitism at UCLA and curbs the Department of Justice and funding agencies from withholding or threatening funds to force institutional changes. The ruling restores protections for federally funded research and signals a legal check on executive leverage over university grants.