Federal Judge Orders Trump To Unfreeze NIH Funds

Democracy Docket reports:

A federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to resume payments for federal programs after the White House violated a previous order blocking a federal funding freeze.

In a blistering opinion, District Court Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island warned that not complying with a court order could lead to contempt of court, which is a crime. The Trump administration appealed today’s order and the original temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the funding freeze.

“The reality is that we shouldn’t have to be here. If the president followed the law, we wouldn’t have to be here,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said. “The administration’s refusal to unfreeze these funds is a clear violation of the court order.”

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BREAKING: A federal judge has determined that the Trump administration is violating his order lifting the blanket spending freeze on federal grant programs.

He is orderin gthe administration to immediately unfreeze funds, including for NIH and the IRA. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us…

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