Summary
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s freeze on all federal grants and loans, which was set to begin Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
The order, issued by U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, pauses the freeze until February 3, with a hearing scheduled for Monday.
The funding halt caused widespread disruptions, shutting down Medicaid portals and Head Start programs.
Trump’s order sought to review agencies’ commitments to DEI and environmental policies.
Attorneys general from 23 states have sued to oppose the freeze.
He blocked it for like a week, I hardly call that a “major loss”.
She.
Also, yes, she blocked it for a week. She blocked it immediately because it has a significant chance of causing harm if it were to take effect immediately. This gives her time to consider the issue and give a real ruling. The fact that she blocked the order from going into effect so quickly indicates that she thinks that she is likely to block the order altogether.
You’re right, it’s not a “major loss” for Trump yet, but it is shaping up to be one. I expect she will block this, it will get appealed to the DC Court of Appeals who will affirm, then SCOTUS will decline to hear the subsequent appeal.
You have more faith in them than I do.
Also, likelihood of success on the merits. It’s a flag that the judge is pretty confident that the order will be struck down after going through all the procedures. Those take times, which is why chance of causing harm is also considered. If it’s both likely to succeed on the merits, and would hurt if not blocked right now (and a few other things), then it shouldn’t be allowed to play out while all the procedure is being done.
Thanks, yes. This is what I was trying to say but didn’t quite manage to state correctly.
I think OP meant that trump blocked the funding for a week, which is a win for him.
It had been set to begin Jan 28 at 5pm, so no, it hasn’t had any effect yet.
Trump’s order never went into effect. The judge blocked his order before it could take effect.
It’s unlikely that it will ever take effect either as evidenced by the injunction. The judge wouldn’t have issued an injunction if she didn’t think there was: