Judge Loren L. AliKhan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a temporary restraining order against M-25-13 in National Council of Nonprofits v. Office of Management and Budget, Civil Action No. 25-239 (LLA), finding that plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits under the Administrative Procedure Act. The administration partially rescinded M-25-13 before the order could take full effect, but the case established that blanket fund holds likely violated the APA and marked the earliest judicial check on the administration’s impoundment tactics.
Federal Judge Grants TRO Against OMB Grant Freeze