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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 6, 2025 — On behalf of plaintiffs AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Journalism Development Network, Public Citizen attorneys appeared in court today to argue for a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration, to enable humanitarian work to continue while a lawsuit challenging the administration’s attempted termination of foreign assistance moves forward.
Allison Zieve, director of Public Citizen Litigation Group, issued the following statement in response to the district court’s deadline:
“During a 4-hour hearing, the government continued to insist that shutting down humanitarian assistance was both reasonable and lawful. It also continued to take the position that the court has no authority to grant relief.
“In response, though, the court set a deadline of Monday evening for payments to our clients that are overdue. He also indicated that he will set a timeline for payment of others’ overdue invoices. And we are hopeful that the judge will provide additional relief when he rules on the full scope of our preliminary injunction motion on Monday.”
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