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A federal judge extended a court order blocking the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund and required the government to file a sworn declaration. The ruling did not decide whether the fund is lawful.
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A federal judge extended a court order blocking the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund and required the government to file a sworn declaration. The ruling did not decide whether the fund is lawful.
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A federal judge extended a court order blocking the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund and required the government to file a sworn declaration. The ruling did not decide whether the fund is lawful.
A federal judge extended a temporary block on the Anti-Weaponization Fund and kept it frozen pending further order.
A Virginia judge extended a temporary block on the Justice Department’s $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund, keeping the program frozen after an earlier order paused it in May.
On June 5, Justice Department lawyers told a federal court they were not moving forward with the anti-weaponization fund announced in May and argued the case was moot. On June 12, Judge Leonie Brinkema kept the block in place and said the fund could not be revived without notice to the court.
The Justice Department announced the Anti-Weaponization Fund on May 18, 2026, but a federal judge later blocked it before the commission was formed or any claims were accepted.
A federal judge on June 12 kept the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund on hold after DOJ told the court it was scrapping the plan. The judge said that was not enough without sworn declarations that the fund will not move forward.
A May 18, 2026 settlement in Donald Trump’s tax-return lawsuit created an Anti-Weaponization Fund, which the Justice Department publicly announced the same day. A federal judge later barred implementation and any disbursements while the legal fight continues.
A federal judge extended the injunction blocking the Justice Department’s $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund and ordered officials to file sworn declarations that the program will not move forward in any form.
A federal judge on May 29 temporarily barred the administration from advancing the Anti-Weaponization Fund, including transfers, claim review and payouts, while litigation continues toward a June 12 hearing.
A federal judge on May 29, 2026, temporarily barred the Justice Department from transferring money, processing claims, or distributing payments through the Anti-Weaponization Fund while the case continues.
A federal judge temporarily paused the Anti-Weaponization Fund on May 29 before it could process claims or make any payouts.
On May 29, a federal judge temporarily barred the Justice Department from moving ahead with its new $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund and set a June 12 hearing for further arguments. The order does not decide the fund’s legality.
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