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A federal judge on Tuesday stopped the Trump administration from shutting down three federal agencies in the latest ruling against the White House’s agenda.
The administration sought to end funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. These agencies were originally established by Congress, an issue US District Judge John McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island brought up in his ruling.
From ABCNews:
U.S.DistrictJudgeJohnMcConnell,Jr.inRhodeIslandsaidTrumpcan’tunilaterallyendthefundingandprogramsfortheInstituteofMuseumandLibraryServices,theMinorityBusinessDevelopmentAgencyandtheFederalMediationandConciliationService.AllthreeagencieswereestablishedbyCongress.
Trump’sMarch14executiveorderdirectingtheagenciestocutasmanystaffersandprogramsaslegallypossiblewas“arbitraryandcapricious,”McConnellwroteinTuesday’sorder.
“Italsodisregardsthefundamentalconstitutionalroleofeachofthebranchesofourfederalgovernment;specifically,itignore
