Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Conditions on Domestic Violence Grants

Judge William Smith said the administration’s process for implementing the conditions was ‘wholly under-reasoned and arbitrary.’
Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Conditions on Domestic Violence Grants
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters at the White House on June 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from conditioning domestic violence-related grants on things like whether a program recipient promotes gender ideology or diversity, equity, and inclusion frameworks.

In his Aug. 8 opinion, U.S. District of Rhode Island Judge William Smith refrained from saying the new conditions were substantively invalid, but decided the administration hadn’t demonstrated that it went through the proper process.

Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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