Overview

• Judges Mary McElroy and Tanya Chutkan issued nationwide injunctions halting the Trump administration's attempts to freeze or claw back funds under the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
• Judge McElroy ordered five federal agencies to resume disbursing billions in grants, citing the freezes as 'arbitrary and capricious' and lacking statutory authority.
• Judge Chutkan blocked the EPA from terminating Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards and ordered Citibank to unfreeze $14 billion for climate groups, with the administration appealing the rulings.
• The administration justified the freezes with claims of waste and fraud but failed to provide supporting evidence in court, leading to judicial criticism.
• Nonprofits impacted by the funding freeze reported operational harm, including canceled projects and potential layoffs, while litigation over agency authority continues.