Federal judge halts the Trump administration from dismantling the US African Development Foundation

US judge temporarily blocks Trump's freeze on federal funding

A judge pauses enforcement of a sweeping White House order freezing federal grants and loans.

Judge Orders Foreign Aid Agency Resurrected After African Company Sues

A Washington, D.C., judge on Tuesday said President Donald Trump did not have the authority to name the leader of a small, USAID-like agency after an African company sued, citing the hardship of having to lay off its workers.Judge Richard J. Leon ruled that Trump appointee Pete Marocco, who oversaw the demolition of USAID, was not validly appointed to the African Development Foundation, where he played a similar role, and, therefore, had no auth…

U.S. Judge Blocks DOGE from Firing Head of U.S. African Development Foundation

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing the head of the U.S. African Development Foundation after Elon Musk’s DOGE operation brought in U.S. marshals to gain access to the foundation’s headquarters on Thursday. The judge’s order came after the foundation’s president sued DOGE and State Department official Pete Marocco over their attempts to dismantle the agency, which was established in 1980 to provide grants…

Federal judge halts the Trump administration from dismantling the US African Development Foundation

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling a U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses. U.S.

Judge blocks Trump's attempt to shut down African Development Foundation

A federal judge shot down President Trump's attempt to curtail the U.S. African Development Foundation, ruling Tuesday that the move likely went beyond his executive powers.

Judge blocks Trump effort to dismantle African development agency

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump’s appointment of a new head of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), indefinitely halting his directives to massively slash the agency’s workforce and grant funding.  U.S. District Judge Richard Leon found that Trump’s installation of Peter Marocco as USADF’s acting board chair was likely unconstitutional, ruling he…