Who is Amir Ali, the judge who blocked Trump’s USAID funding freeze?
Ali, who has been on the bench for less than four months, rose to national prominence in February when he blocked President Donald Trump’s 90-day funding freeze, becoming one of several federal judges across the country to strike down one of Trump’s executive orders.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Funding Freeze Indefinitely
The ruling found the move to cut off appropriated funds to state governments “fundamentally undermines” democracy.
Second judge blocks Trump's sweeping freeze on federal funding
President Donald Trump's administration suffered another legal blow in its efforts to freeze federal funding for programs that do not align with the Republican's agenda on Thursday when a second judge blocked it from implementing a sweeping pause on spending on grants,
Judge blocks Trump administration federal funding freeze in response to Oregon lawsuit
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration's attempts to pause federal funding programs in response to a lawsuit filed by Oregon, the District of Columbia and 21 other states.
Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian and development work abroad
Federal judge in Providence further blocks Trump’s federal funding freeze
A judge granted a preliminary injunction, ordering the Trump administration to allow federal funding appropriated by Congress to flow.
Trump administration appealing Rhode Island judge's injunction on funding freeze
Lawyers for the Trump administration Monday filed notice they are appealing the preliminary injunction ordered last week by Rhode Island federal judge John McCo
Judge in foreign aid funds freeze case cites GOP appointees in legal lesson for Trump officials
President Donald Trump’s administration got another constitutional crash course this week, with a refresher on the separation of powers in the USAID case over Trump’s foreign aid funds freeze.
Judge Tells Trump Administration To Pay Up After 'Unlawfully' Freezing Aid
Some $2 billion in foreign aid that the Trump administration had frozen must be paid out to humanitarian groups, a federal judge ruled Monday, adding that the freezing of those funds may have violated the separation of powers between the executive branch and Congress.
Judge will not order Trump administration to restore canceled foreign aid contracts
The order comes in response to lawsuits by organizations that contract with, or receive grants from, the U.S. Agency for International Development and
Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’
The judge had already ruled that the administration was not complying with his previous order requiring the government to ...
Judge extends block on Trump's federal assistance freeze indefinitely
"Here, the executive put itself above Congress," a federal judge wrote, issuing a preliminary injunction barring the Trump ...
Judge blocks freeze on federal funding
A federal judge Thursday blocked the Trump administration from freezing up to $3 trillion in funding for federal agency ...
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Trump's sweeping freeze on federal funding hit with another legal blow
U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence ... blocking the administration from reissuing or adopting the funding freeze first announced in a since-rescinded memo from the White House ...
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Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding
BOSTON — A second federal judge on Thursday extended a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and ...
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'Lawless judicial tyranny': MAGA melts down as judge blocks Trump's retribution
MAGA world melted down Wednesday after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from enacting retribution ...
Tens of thousands of fired federal workers must be reinstated immediately, judge rules
U.S. District Judge William Alsup described the mass firings as a “sham” strategy by the government’s central human resources office.