A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from cutting public health funding for four municipalities and ordered that their funding be restored.
In a 42-page memorandum opinion, District Judge Christopher Cooper granted a preliminary injunction requested by four local governments—Harris County, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Davidson County and Nashville, Tennessee; and Kansas City, Missouri.
The municipalities and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed the lawsuit in April, requesting the court to prevent the funding from being terminated nationwide.
However, Cooper stated in his opinion that the preliminary injunction would apply only to the four municipalities involved in the case….