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Feb 4, 2025 Federal district judge Loren AliKhan issued a temporary restraining order blocking the administration's federal spending freeze Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
A federal court quickly intervened to stop an executive attempt to seize control of congressionally appropriated funds, reaffirming judicial checks on unlawful impoundment.
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- Federal Judge Halts Funding Freeze — A federal judge halted a funding freeze imposed by the Trump administration, suggesting it was a blatant violation of the Constitution. This ruling comes in response to the administration's attempts to change government priorities through illegal impoundment.
- Temporary restraining order ruling — National Council of Nonprofits v. Office of Management and Budget (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00239 — Judge Alikhan issued a temporary restraining order blocking the OMB from implementing its funding freeze, finding that the Plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their claim that the directive was arbitrary and capricious under the APA, and that the post-complaint rescission of the memorandum was “disingenuous” and still causing irreparable injury. The order directed the OMB to release the frozen funds, notify agencies of this TRO, and file a status report on compliance by Feb. 7, 2025.
- Federal court blocks Trump administration's funding freeze — Judge Loren L. AliKhan of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia blocked the Trump administration's attempt to freeze trillions of dollars in grants and loans, stating that such actions violate the 1974 law that restricts impounding funds.
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