The administration argued the pandemic-era grants have been not wanted whereas plaintiff states argued that the cuts have been unlawful and damage public well being.
A federal decide has granted a preliminary injunction halting the Trump administration’s plan to chop greater than $11 billion in public well being grants, siding with a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia that sued to maintain the cash flowing.
U.S. District Decide Mary McElroy of Rhode Island, in a 60-page ruling issued on Might 16, concluded that the Division of Well being and Human Companies (HHS) probably violated federal regulation when it abruptly terminated grants supporting vaccine entry, psychological well being applications, dependancy remedy, and pandemic preparedness. McElroy discovered the terminations have been issued with out warning, satisfactory justification, or authorized authority.