DoomsdaysCW<p>Court rules federal government cannot freeze <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>'s funding from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a></p><p>by WGME StaffFri, April 11th 2025 at 8:46 PM</p><p>"A court says the federal government cannot freeze Maine’s funding from the Department of Agriculture.</p><p>"This comes after the USDA announced it was freezing Maine’s funding when the state would not comply with federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> interpretations.</p><p>"Under this new ruling, the court is granting Maine a temporary restraining order, saying the federal government must unfreeze and release federal Department of Agriculture funding back to Maine.</p><p>"That includes money for things like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SchoolNutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolNutrition</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodBank</span></a> programs.</p><p>"The Trump administration cannot freeze or withhold funding while this restraining order is in place, and the two sides will have to meet in court, though a date has not been set.</p><p>"Maine Attorney General <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AaronFrey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AaronFrey</span></a> says this temporary restraining order confirms the Trump administration did not follow the rule of law when it cut program funds that go to feed school children and vulnerable adults.</p><p>" 'This order preserves Maine’s access to certain congressionally appropriated funds by prohibiting an unlawful freeze by the administration,' Frey said. “No one in our constitutional republic is above the law, and we will continue to fight to hold this administration to account.' " </p><p><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/court-rules-federal-government-cannot-freeze-maines-funding-from-usda-president-donald-trump-title-ix" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/court-rule</span><span class="invisible">s-federal-government-cannot-freeze-maines-funding-from-usda-president-donald-trump-title-ix</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeeYouInCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeeYouInCourt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungerGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HungerGames</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a></p>