A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from conditioning federal funding to cities and counties based on their willingness to stop promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and to cooperate with federal immigration officials.

Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction after previously granting a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit brought by several cities and counties, mostly in California. Seeborg, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, sided with the coalition of cities, finding that conditioning funds from federal agencies, including from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, likely exceeded the administration’s authority under the law.