Appeals Court Declines DOJ Request to Pause Order to Unfreeze Federal Spending

The DOJ is appealing a Rhode Island federal judge’s ruling requiring the executive branch to unfreeze government spending.
Appeals Court Declines DOJ Request to Pause Order to Unfreeze Federal Spending
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Kimberly Hayek
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The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied an appeal by the Trump administration to pause an order by a Rhode Island federal judge which ruled that the administration can’t freeze government spending for thousands of federal programs that are under review.

A three-judge appellate panel ruled for U.S. District Judge John McConnell to quickly clarify the concerns the administration had raised. The 1st Circuit also asked the administration to file additional documents by the end of Feb. 13 to further make their case that Judge McConnell overreached his authority.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.