Summary
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s freeze on all federal grants and loans, which was set to begin Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
The order, issued by U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, pauses the freeze until February 3, with a hearing scheduled for Monday.
The funding halt caused widespread disruptions, shutting down Medicaid portals and Head Start programs.
Trump’s order sought to review agencies’ commitments to DEI and environmental policies.
Attorneys general from 23 states have sued to oppose the freeze.
Also, likelihood of success on the merits. It’s a flag that the judge is pretty confident that the order will be struck down after going through all the procedures. Those take times, which is why chance of causing harm is also considered. If it’s both likely to succeed on the merits, and would hurt if not blocked right now (and a few other things), then it shouldn’t be allowed to play out while all the procedure is being done.
Thanks, yes. This is what I was trying to say but didn’t quite manage to state correctly.