March 23, 2026
Scholarly groups seeking the reversal of $175 million of Trump administration cuts to grants for writers can repost online videos of depositions they took of former Department of Government Efficiency personnel, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled Monday, saying the depositions centered on "public officials acting in their official capacities."
February 02, 2026
A Manhattan federal judge on Monday prodded groups seeking the reversal of $175 million of Trump administration cuts to grants for writers to move past a lingering privilege dispute, saying it won't "advance the ball" toward judgment.
May 12, 2025
A national authors group sued the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Department of Government Efficiency on Monday in New York federal court, claiming the cancellation of about $175 million in grants was "flagrantly unlawful."