WasHington Shington – The Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed the federal judge’s authority to order the US agency to pay billion 2 billion for international development contractors, but they did not need immediate payment.
In doing so, US District Judge Amir Ali demanded the funds of the government with the executive order, the US District Judge Amir Ali rejected the crisis petition filed by the Justice Department after issuing a series of rulings.
The court delayed prosecution in the case for a week. In the meantime, contractors have not been paid.
In one Seizure orderThe court said that Ali’s deadline for immediate payment has now passed and the case is already moving in the district court, with further judgment. A hearing is scheduled on Thursday.
For example, Ali should clarify what responsibilities the government should fulfill the “February 13.” The court added that Ali should consider the “possibility of any compliance deadline”.
Judge Samuel Elito wrote that Ali has no “uncontrolled power to” forced the government … 2 billion taxpayers are not Dollars “.
“I’m stunned,” Elito added.
The other disagreements were Judge Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsch and Brett Kawnoff.
The government said Ali’s order was unable to comply with the order earlier this week to pay $ 2 billion last Wednesday night.
Special projects affected by payment freeze include the installation of new irrigation and water pumping stations in Ukraine; Water works upgrades in Lagos of Nigeria; Supply of medical devices in Vietnam and Nepal; And steps to fight malaria in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and Ethiopia.
In the meantime, the administration has worked sincerely to review all existing expenses of the USAID. He recently concluded that the assessment confirmed the decision to cut thousands of programs – a large part of the agency’s activity – up to $ 60 billion.
Those actions are also determined to challenge, but were not on the issue in the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued an administrative investment last week, when the Supreme Court decided on the next step, the lower court’s judge stopped the judgment.
The underlying lawsuit was brought by non -profit and businesses who receive USAID funds to provide foreign assistance services. Unions representing USAID workers filed their claim.
After taking over, Trump and his colleague Alon Musk have taken aggressive action to reduce the federal government, with a major target of USAID. Last Thursday, USAID staff who lost their jobs were Wipe their desk Washington Shington, DC, Office Fissure when supporters gathered out.
But in such a sudden acting, the government left the pocket out of the pocket for the work they had already completed, the contractors alleged. In other matters, they said in their lawsuit that the government had failed to comply with the correct course under the law called the Administrative Procedure Act.
Ali originally issued a temporary restraint order in which part of the Trump executive order was blocked, which requires re -evaluation of foreign assistance. The judge ruled that the business order cannot be relying on the entire board as a reason for the termination of foreign assistance funds, though it does not prevent the authorities from reviewing the case-by-case.
Two weeks later, Ali issued a new order that the government needed immediate payment for specific completions, asked to appeal to the administration.
Executive lawyer General Sarah Harris told the Supreme Court in the filing of the government, “The government is committed to paying legal claims for properly completed work,” Ali had no right to order that the exact payment be made.
The plaintiff has said that the payment is urgent, the contractors were forced to release the people and people working in foreign countries including Ukraine, Georgia and Nigeria are potentially scared of their substitute bills for their safety.
In his filing in the Supreme Court, contractors’ lawyers said that one organization released 110 workers last week as a result of non -electricity, while the other faced legal contact for scattered failure.
The lawyers said that there was no jurisdiction to join the Supreme Court at such an early stage. They also argued that the Trump administration had “openly fluttered” the temporary restraint order issued by Ali for about two weeks.
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