On Tuesday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump Administration’s latest attempt to freeze federal funding.
The appeals court denied Trump’s motion for stay pending appeal without prejudice related to an Obama judge’s order barring freezing spending.
The case will likely head to the Supreme Court next.
BREAKING: First Circuit denies Trump’s Motion for Stay pending appeal without prejudice related to order barring freezing spending. https://t.co/D5FbRAwcJl Teed up now for Supreme Court, but Trump Administration may wait for further order.
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 11, 2025
On Monday, the US District Judge of the District Court for the District of Rhode Island, John McConnell, an Obama appointee, accused President Trump of violating his court order and blocking his federal funding freeze.
Last month, Judge McConnell temporarily blocked Trump’s freeze on federal funding in response to a request from 22 Democrat state attorneys general and DC.
Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously put a temporary pause of agency grant, loan and other financial assistance programs.
“The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024,of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans,” the OMB said.
“This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President’s policies and requirements,” the OMB memo said.
On Monday, Judge McConnell accused Trump of failing to comply with his court order.
“The States have presented evidence in this motion that the Defendants in some cases have continued to improperly freeze federal funds and refused to resume disbursement of appropriated federal funds,” McConnell wrote, NBC News reported.
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