News
May 6, 2026
Announcement
Farella Attorneys Win CLAY Award for Fighting UC Research Grant Terminations
We are proud to announce that Farella Braun + Martel lawyers were honored among the 2026 “California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year” by the Daily Journal for their role in protecting the rule of law by representing pro bono...
August 27, 2025
Announcement
Thakur v. Trump – Defending the Rule of Law
Updated November 24, 2025 The Executive Orders at issue in this class action litigation resulted in summary and blanket terminations of grant funding for UC researchers, without any individualized determinations or due process. These government actions conflict with our nation's...
August 21, 2025
Announcement
Ninth Circuit Denies Federal Government’s Attempt to Stay Reinstatement of University of California Research Grants
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21, 2025: The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today in Thakur v. Trump , denying the federal government’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction ordering federal agencies to reinstate University of California (UC) research...
August 13, 2025
Announcement
Federal Judge Orders UCLA Research Grants Reinstated
Just weeks after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Trump administration and its agencies from cutting off UC research grant funds via form letter and without articulated bases or consideration...
June 24, 2025
Announcement
U.S. District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration Over Canceled UC Research Grants
Judge Rita F. Lin of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has granted a preliminary injunction on behalf of six University of California (UC) faculty and other researchers whose grants were terminated in their class...
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