The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — and the limits of the presidency.
Trump reignites legal fight over freezing billions in federal funding
The Trump administration is reigniting a legal fight over whether it can unilaterally freeze billions of dollars in funding in loans, grants and financial assistance.
Judge finds Trump administration violated court order halting funding freeze
This is the first time in President Donald Trump’s second term that a federal judge has accused his administration of defying a court order.
Appeals court denies Trump admin request to block judge’s order to lift spending freeze
A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to temporarily block a lower court’s orders directing the Trump administration to unfreeze federal grants. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First
Opinion
Judge Shuts Down Trump’s Funding Freeze—and Orders Immediate Reversal
U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell ruled that the Trump administration’s funding freeze is continuing to violate a temporary restraining order, or TRO, he issued last month that blocked Trump’s blanket freeze.
Judge directs Trump officials to comply with earlier order halting funding freeze
A group of 22 states and the District of Columbia said the Trump administration was not complying with a judge's order blocking its freeze on federal assistance.
Appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to immediately reinstate funding freeze
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department's request to pause a judge's order while it challenges the order in court.
Trump admin fights funding freeze restraining order
A federal judge has rebuked the administration for flouting a block against the funding pause. The Trump administration is appealing a temporary restraining order against its plans to withhold federal funds — a first step toward teeing up a showdown over the issue at the nation’s highest bench.
Federal Judge Says Trump Administration Is Violating His Order To Halt Funding Freeze
The administration is still freezing federal funds in violation of a judicial order stopping it from doing so.
Appeals court allows enforcement of RI restraining order to block Trump funding freeze
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston denied the Trump administration’s request to halt enforcement of a temporary restraining order blocking the freeze that has been
Trump White House failed to comply with court order on frozen federal spending: US judge
A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to fully comply with a previous order lifting its broad freeze on federal spending.
health.wusf.usf.edu1h
Trump funding freeze could leave communities on their own as climate threats grow
Without federal support, American communities will struggle to deal with a challenge as pervasive as climate change, market ...
White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo ...