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Judge temporarily blocks canceling of ABA grants amid Trump crackdown
- A federal court has temporarily blocked the cancellation of grants from the Department of Justice to the American Bar Association , which funded services for victims of domestic and sexual violence, due to retaliation against the ABA for its lawsuit against the Trump Administration.
- Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that the ABA is likely to succeed on its claim that the grants were terminated in violation of the First Amendment rights as retaliation for protected speech.
- The Department of Justice claims the grants were terminated because they no longer aligned with its priorities, but this argument is seen as pretextual by the court.
- Judge Cooper indicated that the sudden cancellation of grants suggests retaliation against the ABA for its lawsuit, as the DOJ did not provide viable nonretaliatory reasons for the termination.
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US federal court blocks DOJ from canceling grants to national lawyers’ association
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Judge rules Trump unconstitutionally retaliated against ABA by canceling grants
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration unconstitutionally retaliated against the American Bar Association when it abruptly canceled millions in grants it awarded the organization.
Judge: DOJ Canceled Bar Association Grants to Retaliate
A federal judge in Maryland ruled on Wednesday that the Department of Justice unconstitutionally retaliated against the American Bar Association when it canceled grants for a program to assist victims of domestic violence. “The ABA has made a strong showing that Defendants terminated its grants to retaliate against it for engaging in protected speech,” Judge Christopher Cooper wrote in his ruling. In April, DOJ barred its attorneys from travelin…
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