U.S. District Judge William Young said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily canceling more than $1 billion in research grants because of their perceived connection to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

A Massachusetts federal judge has declared the Trump administration's cuts to National Institutes of Health grants are "illegal" and "void," and ordered many of the grants be restored, Politico reported on Monday.

Judge William Young expressed frustration over the government’s criteria for terminating hundreds of medical research grants.