DOGE’s Cuts to Jewish Humanities Grants Were Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

Federal Judge Blocks AI-Driven DOGE Cuts For Unlawfully Targeting Race, Gender & Other Protected Classes

A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, widely known as DOGE, unlawfully used race, gender, and other protected classes to carry out sweeping cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities. According to ABC News, the cuts stem from humanities grants, blocking one of the Trump administration’s most controversial federal funding crackdowns. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon…

Fed Judge Rules DOGE Illegally and “Blatantly” Used DEI Terms to Cut Humanities Grants

DOGE cut over 1,400 humanities grants, amounting to around $100 million, in the spring of 2025.

DOGE’s cuts to Jewish humanities grants were unconstitutional, judge rules

(JTA) — The Department of Government Efficiency’s cancellation last year of the majority of federal humanities grants, including to several Jewish projects, was unlawful and unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Thursday. In her 143-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon called out the agency created by President Donald Trump specifically for its targeting of Jewish projects, including Holocaust research. “At a time when the specter …

DOGE Used ChatGPT to Cut $100m of Humanities Funding, Says Judge

DOGE officials instructed OpenAI’s chatbot to analyze spreadsheets filled with short descriptions of humanities grants, according to the filing.