Judge blocks Trump from denying federal grant money to shelters that serve trans

[Jessica_Rose]

Judge blocks Trump from denying federal grant money to shelters that serve trans people

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/judge-blocks-from-denying-federal-grant-money-to-shelters-that-serve-trans-people/

John Russell (28 July 2025)

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions on federal grants given to organizations serving domestic and sexual violence survivors, LGBTQ+ youth, and unhoused communities.

On Thursday, July 24, U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted a request for a temporary restraining order blocking the conditions on federal grant programs administered by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Advocate reported. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed last week by a nationwide coalition of nonprofit organizations, represented by Democracy Forward and other legal groups, challenging the restrictions.

Plaintiffs argue that the Trump administration "is leveraging federal funding to advance the President's ideological vision," in violation of the law and the U.S. Constitution's separation of powers. 

"The executive branch cannot unilaterally leverage funding Congress appropriated for use on programs Congress created to advance the executive's own policy goals," the complaint states. "The separation of powers does not allow that—and, here, Congress did not authorize the Departments to impose the new funding conditions."