A federal judge ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) cancellation of federal humanities grants, including several Jewish projects, was unlawful and unconstitutional. The judge, Colleen McMahon, criticized the agency for specifically targeting Jewish projects, including Holocaust research. She highlighted that it was troubling for the government to deem a project about Jewish women disfavored because it centered on “Jewish cultures” and “female” voices. The ruling stated that DOGE engaged in illegal “viewpoint discrimination,” as the government terminated the grants because they sought to empower and amplify the voices of Jewish women. Several other terminated Jewish grants were mentioned, and the judge ordered the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to reinstate the grants. The White House signaled its intent to fight the ruling, while the Authors Guild celebrated the decision.