Judge blocks Trump conditions on Violence Against Women funding

Judge blocks Trump conditions on Violence Against Women funding

A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked a Trump administration push to attach new culture war-related conditions to grant funding from the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women.  Judge William E. Smith of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island issued a ruling on Friday that temporarily halts the new conditions on fiscal 2025 grants, siding with a group of coalitions who sued over the changes.  “The Court con…