By Upward News | Created at 2025-03-21 12:14:03 | Updated at 2025-04-04 18:05:55
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What’s happening
Federal district judges, who comprise the lowest “rung” of the judicial ladder, have issued temporary injunctions against President Donald Trump’s agenda at a record pace.
District court judges have blocked Trump’s attempt to cancel $20 billion in “green bank” grants, his ban on transgender-identifying troops in the military, and more. Even his ban on federal support for DEI initiatives — something transparently within the power of the presidency — was blocked before an appeals court reversed it.
One judge has blocked Trump’s attempt at dismantling USAID. Most notably, a judge ordered the Trump administration to turn around planes carrying deported Venezuelan suspected gang members; the administration refused, arguing the order did not apply due to the planes already being over international waters.
Temporary injunctions are just that — temporary until the case is resolved — but they can stall a president’s administration for years as they work their way through the courts. Trump’s term could be nearly elapsed before some are resolved.
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