New Jersey's AG says the cuts held "critical programs hostage" to political whims; the judge agreed the clause doesn't say what the administration claims.

A federal judge in Boston has ruled the Trump administration can’t use an obscure clause relating to agency priorities to make funding cuts.

A provision in OMB regulations allows agencies to terminate a grant if it “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.”

New Jersey's AG says the cuts held "critical programs hostage" to political whims; the judge agreed the clause doesn't say what the administration claims.