JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants... violated the 5th Amendment's

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Kyle Cheney
‪@kyledcheney.bsky.social‬

JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26468878-mehtavought/

JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T18:04:45.992Z

[Kid Berwyn]

1. Kick, Piggy

The big print:

The key question is whether Defendants' deliberate grouping of awardees based on whether the state in which they reside voted for President Trump is rationally related to DOE's stated objective of aligning grant funding with the new administration's priorities.

[UTUSN]

2. K&R for, hear hear! - but is this another *appealable* or temporary-pending-something?

[riversedge]

3. onik onik