Judge orders Trump admin to detail spending plans over claims their 'actions would violate' preliminary injunction

Source: Law & Crime

Sep 24th, 2025, 8:12 am


A judge overseeing a lawsuit against the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts told the government it must respond to allegations that various agencies and officials "have made plans to take actions that would violate" a previous court order issued in the case.

On the first day of his second administration, President Donald Trump moved to all but cease foreign aid projects operated – and funded – under the banners of USAID and the State Department. In executive orders and ensuing policy directives and memorandums, the 45th and 47th president, along with various cabinet officials, moved to effectuate this policy. Within weeks, thousands of grant awards were suspended or terminated – while some projects received waivers.

The plaintiffs previously won a temporary restraining order in an opinion by U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali, a Joe Biden appointee. That relief was short-lived, however, as a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found the plaintiffs lacked a cause of action.

Undeterred, the plaintiffs quickly amended their lawsuit and asked the trial court judge for permission to sue again – which he immediately granted, in a preview of things to come. Then, in less than a week, Ali granted the plaintiffs another temporary restraining order as well as a preliminary injunction and partial summary judgment on the merits.

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