Groups file lawsuit to undo Justice Department grant terminations

Groups file lawsuit to undo Justice Department grant terminations

Five organizations filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department seeking to reverse the termination of a swath of department grant funding last month, arguing the decisions were unlawful and unconstitutional. The complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which seeks class action status to cover other groups in a similar position, asks a judge to take several actions that would block the Justice Departmen…