US EditionJudge temporarily blocks Trump administration's new transit and homelessness grant conditions
- On May 7, 2025, a federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary 14-day injunction preventing the Trump administration from enforcing new stipulations on mass transit and homelessness funding in Seattle and several other municipalities.
- The injunction came in response to a legal challenge initiated recently by eight local governments, which opposed conditions aimed at curbing diversity policies, mandating assistance with deportation efforts, and limiting access to abortion-related information.
- Judge Rothstein found the conditions lacked congressional approval, were unrelated to grant purposes, and risked withholding hundreds of millions in already budgeted federal funding from local jurisdictions.
- Rothstein noted that the Defendants have placed the Plaintiffs in a difficult situation where they must either comply with conditions they consider unconstitutional or face the potential forfeiture of substantial federal grant money.
- The order prevents the Department of Housing and Urban Development along with the Federal Transit Administration from imposing new conditions or withholding funds for a two-week period, while local officials pursue an extended injunction.
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Judge pauses Trump’s grant requirements. Impact on Pierce County unclear
Pierce County and other local governments got a legal victory over the Trump administration this week, but the future of millions in grant funding for housing and homeless programs remain unclear.Lawyers representing Pierce County and other local governments recently were granted a two-week pause on the grant conditions ordered by the Trump administration, but the future of some of Pierce County’s grant-funded programs is cloudy.On May 2, a coal…
Federal Judge Challenges Trump Administration's Sanctuary Funding Threat
Federal Judge Challenges Trump Administration's Sanctuary Funding Threat A federal judge has issued a stern warning to President Donald Trump's administration over a new executive order targeting sanctuary jurisdictions. The order seeks to cut federal funding to cities that do not comply with the president's immigration agenda, a move that the judge says cannot sidestep a previous court injunction.U.S. District Judge William Orrick's warning com…
Federal judge blocks new Trump conditions for mass transit, homelessness grants
The Trump administration may not, for now, impose new conditions furthering the president’s agenda on certain mass transit and homelessness services grants, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Senior U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein, an appointee of former President Carter, temporarily blocked the administration from placing the constraints on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of grants…
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin’s Conditions on Transit, Homelessness Grants for NY, Boston
A federal judge on May 7 temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing new conditions on grants that fund transit services for the Seattle area and homelessness services for Boston, New York, San Francisco, and other local governments. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed on May 2 by eight cities and counties challenging the new conditions, which were issued in multiple White House executive orders. The executive orders prohibit th…
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