The administration argued that grants in the pandemic era were no longer necessary, but the plaintiffs’ state argued that cuts were illegal and would hurt public health.
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to suspend the Trump administration’s plan to cut more than $11 billion in public health grants in the coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia, accused of the District of Columbia.
In a 60-page ruling issued May 16, Rhode Island Judge Mary McElroy concluded that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is likely to violate federal law when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) suddenly terminates grants to help with vaccine access, mental health programs, addiction treatment and pandemic preparation. McElroy found that termination was issued without warning, proper justification, or legal authority.
