Attorney General Neronha applauds Judge McConnell’s granting of motion to enforce funding freeze order

Published on Monday, February 10, 2025

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement applauding Judge McConnell’s granting of the Office’s motion for enforcement of an ongoing lawsuit against President Trump over his administration’s funding freeze. 

“Judge McConnell’s ruling in our favor was swift, and unsurprising. As the Court noted, the ‘broad categorical and sweeping freeze of federal funds is, as the Court found, likely unconstitutional and has caused and continues to cause irreparable harm to a vast portion of this country,’ and that ‘these pauses in funding violate the plain text of the TRO.’

“Judge McConnell’s Order confirmed what we have been saying from the beginning.  It is now time for the Administration to come into full compliance. This is a country of laws. We expect the Administration to follow the law. Our Office and attorneys general across the country stand ready to keep careful watch on the actions of this Administration that follow, and we will not hesitate to go back to Court if they don’t comply.”

The Court ordered that the Defendants “immediately restore frozen funding” and end all federal funding pauses. The Court emphasizes the Defendants “must comply with the plain text of the TRO” and “immediately restore withheld funds, including those federal funds appropriated in the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Improvement and Jobs Act,” as well as “resume the funding of institutes and other agencies of the Defendants (for example the National Institute for Health) that are included in the scope of the Court’s TRO.”

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