A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday ordered the federal government to continue Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates, writing the health organization was likely to prevail in a dispute over President Trump's tax-and-spending law.

A federal judge in Boston ruled that a provision in President Trump’s policy bill targeting the organization most likely amounted to retaliation.

The coalition argues that the measure, which is in effect for one year, would cause “widespread disruptions in preventative care and increase healthcare costs” and would result in “disproportionally ...