{"id":2479600,"date":"2025-08-27T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-asks-scotus-for-relief-in-usaid-funding-case\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T15:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:50:02","slug":"trump-admin-asks-scotus-for-relief-in-usaid-funding-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-asks-scotus-for-relief-in-usaid-funding-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Asks SCOTUS For Relief In USAID Funding Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-asks-scotus-for-relief-in-usaid-funding-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2479600&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh Trump management has filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to block a lower court order that requires the government to disburse billions of dollars in foreign aid grants through the U.S. Agency for International Progress (USAID). This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-disney-cuts-basic-streaming-subscription-price-75-amid-11-billion-in-losses\/\" title=\"Disney slashes streaming subscription price by 75% due to  billion losses.\">legal dispute began<\/a> after Secretary of State Marco Rubio, following a Trump executive order, froze USAID funding, prompting lawsuits from grant recipients. A Biden-appointed judge,Amir Ali,ordered the administration to resume the payments,a decision previously upheld by a 5-4 supreme Court ruling despite the administration&#8217;s objections. The administration now urges the Supreme Court to stay the district court&#8217;s order, arguing that being forced to obligate billions in funds rapidly would interfere with executive foreign policy prerogatives, cause irreparable harm, and hinder ongoing interbranch discussions. The government has requested that the Supreme Court issue a ruling by September 2 to avoid diplomatic and administrative complications.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:U.S._Airmen_Load_Blankets,_Tarps,_and_Water_Containers_Onto_Aircraft_of_US_Aid_to_Tunisia_on_4_March_2011_-_3.jpg\">Brendan Stephens\/U.S. Department of State\/Wikimedia Commons<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/27\/trump-admin-asks-scotus-for-relief-in-usaid-funding-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Trump%20Admin%20Asks%20SCOTUS%20For%20Relief%20In%20USAID%20Funding%20Case&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/27\/trump-admin-asks-scotus-for-relief-in-usaid-funding-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Trump%20Admin%20Asks%20SCOTUS%20For%20Relief%20In%20USAID%20Funding%20Case&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/27\/trump-admin-asks-scotus-for-relief-in-usaid-funding-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/27\/trump-admin-asks-scotus-for-relief-in-usaid-funding-case\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump%20Admin%20Asks%20SCOTUS%20For%20Relief%20In%20USAID%20Funding%20Case&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/27\/trump-admin-asks-scotus-for-relief-in-usaid-funding-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to block a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-agrees-trump-can-carry-out-third-country-deportations\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Agrees Trump Can Carry Out Third-Country Deportations\">lower court order attempting<\/a> to compel the government to disburse billions of dollars in foreign grants.<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25A227\/370824\/20250826175756211_Global_Health_Council_Stay_Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emergency application<\/a>, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer requested the justices to stay an order from D.C. District Court Judge Amir Ali. That directive instructed the Trump administration to disburse billions of dollars in U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) grants for various nongovernmental organizations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-963603902\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;This Court should stay the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-appeals-court-hands-texas-a-major-border-win-over-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"Federal Appeals ... Hands Texas a Major B... Win Over the Biden ...\">district court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s preliminary injunction requiring the government to make available for obligation the full amount of the funds Congress appropriated in the 2024 Appropriations Act,&rdquo; Sauer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The case stems back to the early weeks of the administration, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio &mdash; in compliance with an executive order by President Trump &mdash; issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/implementing-the-presidents-executive-order-on-reevaluating-and-realigning-united-states-foreign-aid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">freeze<\/a> on all USAID grants. The move prompted legal action by various recipients of the funds, with plaintiffs filing their case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. <\/p>\n<p>Like clockwork, Biden-appointed Judge Amir Ali issued a Feb. 25 directive ordering the Trump administration to resume distributing the grant money to their intended recipients. This ultimately led the government to file a motion with SCOTUS asking the high court to pause Ali&rsquo;s ruling.<\/p>\n<p>In a move that left Associate Justice Samuel Alito &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/05\/alito-scolds-scotus-for-letting-rogue-dc-judge-tell-the-federal-government-how-to-spend-its-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stunned<\/a>,&rdquo; the high court declined the administration&rsquo;s request on March 5. The <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/05\/scotus-forces-trump-administration-to-shell-out-2-billion-in-foreign-grant-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decision<\/a> was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the Democrat appointees in siding against the government.<\/p>\n<p>While the majority did not offer an explanation for its ruling, the justices instructed the district court to &ldquo;clarify what obligations the Government must fulfill to ensure compliance with the temporary restraining order, with due regard for the feasibility of any compliance timelines.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to left-wing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2025\/08\/trump-administration-returns-to-supreme-court-in-dispute-over-foreign-aid-payment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> SCOTUSblog<\/a>, &ldquo;When the case returned to the district court, Ali concluded (among other things) that the Trump administration had likely violated both federal law and the Constitution when it canceled funds that Congress had earmarked for foreign aid.&rdquo; The Biden appointee, as described by the outlet, &ldquo;barred the government &lsquo;from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unlawfully impounding congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds&#038;rsquo<\/a>; and directed the government to &lsquo;make available for obligation the full amount of funds that Congress&rsquo; had allocated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which resulted in a three-judge panel lifting Ali&rsquo;s order. The plaintiffs then sought relief from the full D.C. Circuit, which has yet to issue a verdict on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a result, Ali&rsquo;s order remains in place for now,&rdquo; according to SCOTUSblog. <\/p>\n<p>In his Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25A227\/370824\/20250826175756211_Global_Health_Council_Stay_Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">application<\/a>, Sauer argued that, without SCOTUS&rsquo;s intervention, &ldquo;the D.C. Circuit&rsquo;s inaction will preclude the government from proposing rescissions and allowing funds to expire if Congress&rsquo;s fails to act before September 30.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In other words, it will effectively force the government to rapidly obligate some $12 billion in foreign-aid funds that would expire September 30 and to continue obligating tens of billions of dollars more &mdash; overriding the Executive Branch&rsquo;s foreign-policy judgments regarding whether to pursue rescissions and thwarting interbranch dialogue. That alone is irreparable harm,&rdquo; Sauer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The solicitor general went on to claim that unless the high court &ldquo;grants relief by September 2, the Executive Branch must also take extensive preliminary steps that themselves inflict irreparable harm on the United States &mdash; for instance, negotiating with foreign countries about the scope and conditions of potential assistance programs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even if the government were to prevail, backtracking on those commitments and proposing rescissions after September 2 would inflict irreparable diplomatic costs and generate needless interbranch friction,&rdquo; Sauer added. <\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has requested that the justices issue a verdict on its emergency application by Sept. 2.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"3csYKJGDeXRoW6a2nHtmEgvnd0vt7MCazSLS84FQuhxc5ybMNrzyRA8fZpPWiZ5HP1l9A20qrUwfTICuJ\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGPamBondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AGPamBondi<\/a> and SG John Sauer have filed an emergency application in the Supreme Court regarding their huge win in the USAID impoundment case, which we discussed previously.&nbsp; This is a big deal, as I&#8217;ll explain. 1\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qFlbSZPrCp\">pic.twitter.com\/qFlbSZPrCp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Burnham (@BurnhamDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurnhamDC\/status\/1960534569284927903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. 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