US judge temporarily blocks Trump from cutting funds over New York congestion program

Judge Bars Trump from Killing New York Congestion Program

As the Trump administration seeks to kill Manhattan's congestion pricing program, a judge Wednesday blocked the U.S. Transportation Department from withholding federal funding from New York

Susan Collins says Trump’s research cuts violate the law, as judge temporarily blocks them

Federal judge keeps congestion pricing alive

A federal judge in New York has barred the Trump administration from taking action against the state for not ending congestion pricing, allowing the cameras to stay on without repercussions. On Tuesday, May 27, Judge Lewis J. Liman granted the Metropolitan Transportation Authority a temporary restraining order after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to pull funding if it did not terminate congestion pricing tolling. The order expire…

IT’S (D)IFFERENT: NBC Discovers Strange New Respect for Federalism

The temporary injunction in federal court against Trump Administration efforts to stop New York City’s controversial congestion pricing scheme drew cheerful coverage on NBC Nightly News. It appears that, after a four-year hiatus, the network has rediscovered federalism. Watch the report in its entirety as aired on the NBC Nightly News on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025: IT'S (D)IFFERENT: NBC Discovers Strange New Respect for Federalism pic.twitter.com/p…

ThePatriotLight - Gov. Kathy Hochul Brags About Defeating Trump's Effort to Save New York Workers Money – Twitchy

ThePatriotLight - The Trump administration has attempted to put an end to New York City's congestion pricing program, which charges drivers into and out of the city during peak hours an extra toll (workers hardest hit). A judge has at least temporarily blocked Trump's effort::  A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's efforts to force New York City to end its congestion pricing program. Judge Lewis Liman granted a temp…

Morning Docket: 05.28.25 - Above the Law

* Skadden takes pro bono case against the Trump administration. Oooh, let’s see how this plays out! [Bloomberg Law News] * Congestion pricing survives arbitrary federal effort to shut it down. [Law360] * The path to private equity law firms runs through startups. [American Lawyer] * Supreme Court declines school free speech case involving student bigotry. [National Law Journal] * The best business model in Biglaw is “paleo-Republican willing to …