Judge Amir H. Ali issued a preliminary injunction in Global Health Council v. Donald J. Trump (D.D.C.), ordering the government to obligate expiring USAID appropriations before the September 30 fiscal-year deadline and formally denying the government’s motion for a stay. The court cited Train v. City of New York, 420 U.S. 35 (1975), as directly foreclosing the administration’s position and found the administration’s legal arguments to be a deliberate misreading of the ICA designed to convert congressional inaction into executive authorization for fund elimination.
Judge Ali Issues Preliminary Injunction on USAID Funds