The Supreme Court on Sept. 26 extended its prior order letting the Trump administration temporarily withhold approximately $4 billion in foreign aid funding previously authorized by Congress.
The full court granted the federal government’s request to impound the congressionally appropriated funds after Chief Justice John Roberts granted an administrative stay on Sept. 9, allowing the justices more time to consider the request.
The case is U.S. Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Global Health Council v. Trump.
Justice Elena Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, which Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson joined.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) had previously asked the justices to pause a ruling by Washington-based U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, who ordered the federal government to spend about $4 billion in previously appropriated funds….