A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the Trump administration violated his order halting a sweeping federal funding freeze and ordered the government to immediately restore frozen funds. The judge found that the administration had continued to improperly freeze federal funds despite a January order temporarily halting the Office of Management and Budget directive.
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday said that the Trump administration had violated his order halting a sweeping federal funding freeze and ordered the government to “immediately restore frozen funding.” U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell handed down the order after the plaintiffs in the case, a coalition of 22 states, said the government had not restored funding in several programs despite his Jan.
The order is expected to remain in place until at least a hearing on a preliminary injunction later this month. In its filing last week asking the judge to take action, the coalition argued that 'Jobs, lives, and the social fabric of life in the Plaintiff States are at risk from the disruptions and uncertainty that have continued now a full week after entry of the Order.' The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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