Federal Judge Orders Immediate Release of NIH and IRA Funds Amid Ongoing Trump Admin Defiance
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๐ดUPDATE: February 10, 2025
In a decisive legal blow to the Trump administration, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) mandating the immediate release of billions in frozen federal fundsโincluding critical biomedical research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and climate-related programs under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
This order comes after the administration ignored previous directives to release funding already approved and allocated, jeopardizing vital health research and climate initiatives. While the administration claims budget reviews necessitated the freeze, the judge ruled that the withholding of funds was likely unconstitutional and had already caused irreparable harm to public health and scientific progress.
The TRO requires immediate compliance, but given the administrationโs past defiance, questions remain: Will they follow the law, or continue their sabotage of public institutions?
๐ Sources:
AP News: Judge finds Trump administration hasnโt fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending
Politico: States accuse Trump administration of continuing to block federal climate funding
AP News: Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding
CourtListener: Temporary Restraining Order Issued Against Trump Administration (Full Text)
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The sooner we know whst the admin will or not do the sooner we can fight this.
Who will enforce???