The faculty of the University of California scored a victory for the Los Angeles branch campus against the White House, the first win for a university individually targeted by the federal government.

A judge ordered the Trump administration to restore a portion of the more than $550 million the president paused after the federal government found the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was in violation of federal civil rights law over alleged antisemitism on campus.

But the situation is unique, as other universities do not have faculty challenging the federal government’s crackdown on funding.

Jon Fansmith, senior vice president for government relations and national engagement at the American Council of Education, said in UCLA's case, researchers sued "to protect their own research projects."

“I wonder a little bit if you won't see more research faculty and staff across the country looking at this and saying ... ‘My grants were suspended. What relief is available to me?’ and pursue the same action,” he said.

The lawsuit between faculty in the University of California system and the Trump administration began earlier this year, when the National Science........

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