Federal courts in DC and Rhode Island issue Temporary Restraining Orders
Two federal courts have issued Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) blocking the Trump administration’s pause on federal financial assistance. We are awaiting legal interpretation of the documents and will update the research community as soon as possible. Please check back for updates.
Two federal courts have temporarily restrained the Trump administration’s actions concerning federal financial assistance programs.
The U.S. District Court in Rhode Island issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on Jan. 31, followed by a similar ruling from the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia on Feb. 3.
The court documents are available for download below.
The TROs address OMB Memorandum M-25-13, issued on Jan. 27 by Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). That memo directed federal agencies to temporarily pause the obligation and disbursement of certain federal financial assistance while reviewing compliance with recent executive orders.
We are awaiting legal interpretation of the documents and will update the research community as soon as possible. Please check back for updates.
Temporary Restraining Orders
Copies of the TROs are available for download.