US EditionFederal judge rules Trump administration cannot put conditions on domestic violence grants
A judge blocked grant conditions that would force groups to change programs or stop providing abortion resources, protecting vital services for domestic violence victims, court documents show.
- On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose in Providence ruled that the Trump administration cannot impose conditions on domestic violence grants, granting a motion by 17 statewide anti-domestic and sexual violence coalitions.
- The 17 statewide coalitions argued the conditions violate the First Amendment and threaten services for domestic violence survivors.
- The administration sought to impose conditions barring groups from promoting diversity, equity and inclusion or providing abortion resources, applying to HUD and HHS grants which require federal antidiscrimination compliance.
- Judge DuBose granted a preliminary injunction that prevents enforcement while the lawsuit proceeds, protecting rape crisis centers and battered women’s shelters from disruption, the plaintiffs said.
- Plaintiffs argue the rule also breaches the Administrative Procedure Act, and advocates including Democracy Forward and the National Women's Law Center welcomed the order as protecting service recipients.
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Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot put conditions on domestic violence grants
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Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot put condition on domestic violence grants
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot put conditions on grants that fund efforts to combat domestic violence or provide access to abortion resources. U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose on Friday granted a motion by 17…
Judge Blocks Trump Conditions on Domestic Violence Grants
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