Judge blocks pause on federal funding
The higher education community faced an “enormous amount of confusion” in the wake of an OMB directive aimed at ensuring programs adhere to recent executive orders.
Published Jan. 28, 2025 • Updated an hour ago
UPDATE: Jan. 28, 2025: A U.S. District judge halted the government’s temporary freeze on federal funding just minutes before it was set to take effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to news reports. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan in Washington, D.C., blocked the Trump administration’s directive for one week.
The challenge came from a coalition of organizations that filed a motion for a temporary restraining order on Tuesday. The plaintiffs, represented in the legal challenge by Democracy Forward, include the National Council of Nonprofits, the American Public Health Association, Main Street Alliance, and SAGE ...
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