The Federalist By: Margot Cleveland
Here are the cases trying to derail Trump’s efforts to rein in federal spending.
On Monday, The Federalist ran its first in-depth article covering the lawfare against President Trump’s efforts to implement his American-first agenda. “In Your Guide To The Lawsuits Challenging A President’s Power To Fire Executive Officials,” The Federalist provided a detailed analysis of the litigation launched against the Trump Administration challenging the president’s firing of executive branch officials.
Today’s article provides a deep dive for a second category of lawsuits likely to soon reach the Supreme Court, namely challenges to the Trump Administration’s funding freezes and terminations, and the federal government’s failure to pay for past work performed under grants and contracts.
Lawsuits falling within this bucket include, in chronological order by date of filing:
State of New York v. Trump, in which more than 20 blue states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump Administration, challenging the funding freezes.
National Council of Nonprofits v. Office of Management and Budget, in which associations of non-profit organizations sued the Trump Administration, challenging funding freezes.
Amica Center for Immigration Rights v. United States Department of Justice, in which nine subcontracts providing “legal access programs” for aliens sued the Department of Justice, challenging a stop-work order freezing their funding.
American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump, in which two unions sued the Trump Administration, challenging the alleged dismantling of USAID by, among other things, the canceling of grants and contracts…
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