Overview

• A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general and the District of Columbia filed suit in Boston federal court to block the Trump administration’s termination of federal grants.
• The lawsuit targets a 2020 Office of Management and Budget regulation clause that lets agencies end grants if they “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.”
• Plaintiffs contend the regulation was meant for limited, evidence-backed cases and not for sweeping policy shifts after grant awards.
• The funding cuts have affected education, healthcare, crime prevention, scientific research and other programs previously approved by Congress.
• The case follows multiple state-led challenges that have temporarily halted similar cuts and could redefine the balance between executive action and congressional budget authority.