Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze

In a narrow 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court lifted a stay on payments paused by the Trump administration, leaving the case unresolved as it returns to lower courts.

• The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court's order requiring the federal government to disburse $2 billion in foreign aid payments paused by the Trump administration.
• Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the three liberal justices in denying the administration's request to vacate the lower court's ruling.
• The case hinges on whether the Trump administration's funding freeze violated the Administrative Procedure Act or if it falls under sovereign immunity protections.
• Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the dissent, criticized the decision as overreach, arguing the lower court lacked jurisdiction and set an unfeasible 36-hour compliance deadline.
• The ruling is procedural, and the case will return to the lower courts for further clarification, leaving the broader constitutional questions unresolved.

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