"Religious institutions cannot discriminate on the basis of sex, even if motivated by religion," the judge wrote.
The ruling said plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their arguments that the directives undermined free speech and were unconstitutionally vague.
After laying off staff to fill a $20 million budget hole, the private college brought in new funds to keep it afloat, including from Nvidia’s billionaire founder.
The governor also suggested the department would eliminate what he called “ideological” curriculum and programming.