Judge William Orrick Blocks Trump Executive Order Imposing Anti-DEI Conditions on Transit and Homelessness Grants to Sanctuary Cities

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Published May 10, 2025, 12:48 AM

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot use a new executive order to circumvent existing injunctions blocking the administration from cutting off federal funds to sanctuary cities. The ruling, issued by Judge William Orrick, an Obama appointee in San Francisco, specifically prevents the administration from imposing new conditions on grants that support transit services and homelessness programs in cities including New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston. These funds, already appropriated by Congress, were targeted by the Trump administration with conditions related to anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. The judge emphasized that the administration may not proceed with coercive threats to withhold funding as a means to bypass judicial orders. This decision follows multiple rulings blocking the Trump administration from dismantling federal agencies and restricting housing funding in various cities. The court's actions reinforce the system of checks and balances by preventing the executive branch from unilaterally altering the distribution of funds to local governments.

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Reuters Legal

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Trump cannot use new executive order to skirt 'sanctuary' cities ruling, judge says https://t.co/wzny8aLzgc

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‘May not proceed with the coercive threat’: Judge warns Trump against ‘end run’ around injunction — earlier order controls similar efforts to defund ‘sanctuary’ cities https://t.co/9gUFYSYGo2

Congresswoman Nikema Williams

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#Trump tried to place radical conditions on already Congressionally appropriated funds that would combat homeless in cities across the country. The courts are showing him that there is such a thing as checks and balances in our democracy. https://t.co/9cXojB4t3L

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Judge William Orrick Blocks Trump Executive Order Imposing Anti-DEI Conditions on Transit and Homelessness Grants to Sanctuary Cities

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