New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit largely upheld a lower court order blocking the Trump administration’s illegal effort to categorically freeze trillions of dollars in essential federal funding to states:
“This decision is a clear reminder that the president cannot treat congressionally-approved funding like a switch he can flip on and off. For more than a year, the Trump administration has repeatedly tried to freeze critical funding that states rely on to serve their communities, and once again the courts have rejected that unlawful power grab.
“By attempting to cut off funding for health care, disaster response, public safety, and other essential services, the administration put millions of Americans at risk. This ruling is a victory for families and communities, and I will continue fighting to ensure New Yorkers receive the resources that Congress awarded.”
In January 2025, Attorney General James led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in suing to stop the implementation of a new federal policy that would have categorically withheld trillions of dollars in essential funding, impacting a vast array of important public services that states provide. In March 2025, Attorney General James won a preliminary injunction blocking the policy, and, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit largely affirmed that order.
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