Federal judges have blocked President Donald Trump from closing three federal agencies that support public resources, minority businesses and mediation services.
Around 20 democratically-led states have been sued to stop Trump from closing museums and library services research institutes (IMLS), minority business development agencies (MBDA), and federal mediation and mediation services (FMCS). US District Judge John McConnell, appointing former President Barack Obama, sided with the state on Tuesday to confirm the argument that the closure violated the separation of power.
“It … ignores the fundamental constitutional role of each branch of the federal government. Specifically, it ignores the unwavering principles that Congress creates and funds, and spends funds that are enacted by the Executive Council and allocated,” writes McConnell.
Trump administration lawyers tried to argue that the state had no position to file a lawsuit in the case, but McConnell refused.
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“The state has presented compelling evidence that the harm caused by the dismantling of IML, MBDA and FMC has already been deployed or is certainly occurring.
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Earlier this year, McConnell also blocked the Trump administration from implementing a nationwide freeze on federal grants. McConnell then sided with 22 states and the District of Columbia on January 31st.
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McConnell ruled that the Trump administration “must recover the frozen funds soon” until the case can bring further lawsuits.
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“As the courts have discovered, the widespread freeze of federal funds is probably unconstitutional and continues to cause irreparable harm to a vast portion of the country,” the judge wrote.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter for Fox News Digital, covering national politics and major broken news events. Submit your tip to anders.hagstrom@fox.com or via Twitter: @hagstrom_anders.
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