A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal spending that was set to go into effect at 5pm, reports LAW360.
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan issued a temporary restraining order pausing the White House Office of Management and Budget‘s Monday evening directive freezing federal grants, loans and aid.
The order was sought by a group of nonprofit agencies, including National Council of Nonprofits, the American Public Health Association, the Main Street Alliance, and SAGE, who say the freeze violates federal law and the First Amendment by targeting recipients based on their political views.
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