A federal judge in Rhode Island has placed a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration's planned freeze on federal funds and grants.

A court in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump’s directive to defund programs he considers to be “woke.”

A memo from the Office of Management and Budget ordering a freeze on federal assistance sparked confusion across the country earlier this week.

Earlier this week, a federal judge in Washington issued a separate temporary restraining order against OMB’s instructions, minutes before the funding freeze had been set to take effect. The order, which is set to expire Monday, prompted the White House to walk back OMB’s memo, and DOJ has since asked the court to dismiss the case.

Judge John McConnell ’80 requested the attorneys general draft an order to protect individuals and institutions that rely on federal funding.

More than 23 states are seeking a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration over its effort to freeze federal funds.

The lawsuit was brought by a group of Democratic state attorneys general against President Donald Trump and his administration.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell said statements from the White House had undercut its attempt to rescind the memo ordering the spending freeze.

The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its spending memo. The judge disagreed.

A second federal judge has ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans.

The temporary restraining order will be in place until further order of the court while the judge considers whether to issue a longer injunction.

Rhode Island court temporarily halts Trump administration's federal funding freeze after a multistate coalition challenges the move.