A second federal judge has issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration's attempt to freeze federal grants and loans. US District Judge John J. McConnell's order on Friday comes as a win for a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged the freeze earlier in the week. This decision follows a similar ruling by a judge in Washington, DC, who halted the freeze in a case brought by nonprofits.
In his 13-page temporary restraining order, Judge McConnell stated that the Office of Management and Budget's rollback of the freeze was merely in name only. He expressed skepticism about the administration's attempt to rescind the aid freeze, suggesting it may have been a tactic to avoid court jurisdiction.
