A federal judge agreed with the Trump administration that she can’t order the restoration of millions of dollars in funding for teacher-training grants the administration prematurely cut earlier this year. But, the judge concluded, she retains the ability to decide if the administration broke the law in terminating them.

A Biden-appointed judge said she doesn't have the power to restore funding, but states can potentially claw back slashed grants in the Court of Federal Claims.

Eight Democratic-led states can pursue a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Department of Education policy that led to the cancellations of millions of dollars in teacher-training grants despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed President Donald Trump's administration to terminate the funding,