CELEBRITY
The $2 Billion Bungle: Trump’s Legal Team Falls Short
On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court handed down a very brief order that effectively requires the government to pay foreign aid contractors as much as $2 billion for work they’ve already completed. The Court’s order is quite narrow and is unlikely to have many implications for future cases.
Shortly after President Donald Trump took office for a second time, his administration attempted to halt funding for the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Wednesday’s Supreme Court order is the latest chapter in ongoing litigation over whether cutting off this funding is legal. In that order, the Supreme Court leaves in place a lower court decision which forbade the administration from “suspending, pausing, or otherwise preventing the obligation or disbursement of appropriated foreign-assistance funds” that had been authorized as of January 19.
So this is a defeat for Trump, but it is an extremely small one. The Supreme Court’s order is only one paragraph long, and it mostly says that the Court will not second-guess the lower court because of an amateurish mistake by acting solicitor general Sarah Harris and the other Justice Department lawyers working on this case.
The Supreme Court also decided this case, known as Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, in a 5-4 vote — with Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh joining a dissenting opinion by Justice Samuel Alito. That means that, despite Harris’s error, four justices nonetheless sided with Trump.
Trump’s legal team flubbed this case by appealing the wrong lower court order
On February 13, federal District Judge Amir Ali issued a temporary order suggesting that the Trump administration’s suspension of USAID funding was illegally arbitrary because the administration has not “offered any explanation for why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign aid…was a rational precursor to reviewing programs” for inefficiency or noncompliance with Trump’s policy goals.
Fans totally lost control as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce arrived hand-in-hand at the 2025 AMAs! The power couple shut down the red carpet with their show-stopping entrance — Taylor dazzling in a custom couture gown while Travis kept it sleek and stylish. Screams erupted, cameras flashed nonstop, and the energy was absolutely electric”…
Breaking:Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially taking the plunge — no, not marriage (yet), but moving in together! And wait till you hear about the house price tag. Let’s just say it’s so jaw-dropping, it could buy you a small country… or maybe two. How much are we talking? You might want to sit down for this Check out the SHOCKING DETAIL
Taylor Swift Buys Back Rights to the Master Recordings of Her First Six Albums for $1 Billion Using All Her Life’s Savings – Gets Her First Tattoo to Celebrate – See the Serious Mixed Reactions to Her Major Career Move
“You Ruined My Life!” – Travis Kelce Breaks Up with Taylor Swift After 2 Years of Dating… Here’s Why
Stripped of Their Royal Titles, King Frederick Makes a Surprise Move for His Nephews Making them both as…
“After 8 Years of Silence, Brad Pitt Finally Speaks Out on Explosive Divorce from Angelina Jolie”- Here’s what he had to say…Read Below
When Prince Harry met Kate Middleton for the first time: His reaction was not what you’d expect.He Described Kate Middleton in 3 Words When He First Met Her…See More
Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Jill Biden After Her Husband’s Highly Aggressive Prostate Cancer Diagnosis… Traits!!
Shocking: Simone Biles and her husband Jonathan Owens Welcomes Baby To Her Family and these got the Internet…
Will Smith Feels Extremely Regretful After Discovering Son Jaden Smith was Diddy’s pawn and went on Revealing how he was locked up in a cage for 18hours and …Full Story Below
Demi Lovato Ties the Knot! Inside Her Dream Wedding to Jordan Lutes—And That Stunning Vivienne Westwood Dress
