Overview

• Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices for a ruling or an administrative stay by Sept. 2, citing irreparable diplomatic and separation‑of‑powers harms.
• A D.C. Circuit panel ruled 2–1 that only the comptroller general can challenge alleged impoundments under the Impoundment Control Act, but no mandate has issued, leaving the district court’s injunction in effect.
• U.S. District Judge Amir Ali ordered the administration to make available the full amount Congress appropriated and earlier directed nearly $2 billion be paid for completed work.
• The Supreme Court in March, by a 5–4 vote, declined to block the $2 billion payout while the litigation proceeded in lower courts.
• The dispute stems from a Jan. 20 executive order pausing new obligations and disbursements for State Department and USAID programs, which nonprofit recipients such as the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Global Health Council are challenging as unlawful.