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
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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.