最高法院阻止了特朗普的美国国际开发署外交冻结
Supreme Court Blocks Trump's USAID Foreign-Aid Freeze

原始链接: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/supreme-court-blocks-trumps-usaid-foreign-aid-freeze

美国最高法院在以5-4的裁决中驳回了特朗普总统冻结外国援助的企图,恢复了下级法院的命令,向承包商向承包商捐款20亿美元以完成工作。阿里托大法士,托马斯,戈尔奇和卡瓦诺强烈反对,批评了下级法院的过度诉讼,并辩称对纳税人进行了惩罚。 包括首席大法官罗伯茨和巴雷特法官在内的多数人指示初审法官调整付款期限。尽管这项裁决迫使立即支付20亿美元,但其对未来项目的剩余美国国际开发署资金的影响尚不确定。未来的资金冻结仍然是可能的,但可能面临法律挑战。 该决定并不能永久恢复资金,但它为未来的诉讼建立了反对非法支出的诉讼的法律先例。尽管特朗普的更广泛的外国援助政策在很大程度上保持不变,但该裁决可能会限制其执行。


原文

In a 5-4 vote, The US Supreme Court refused to bolster President Donald Trump’s foreign-aid freeze, reinstating a lower court order that requires the quick disbursement of as much as $2 billion owed to contractors for already completed work.

Over four dissents, the justices rejected Trump’s request to toss out the trial court order, which affects money owed by the US Agency for International Development and State Department. 

The dissent by Justices Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh was extremely strongly worded:

Does a single district-court judge who likely lacks jurisdiction have the unchecked power to compel the Government of the United States to pay out (and probably lose forever) 2 billion taxpayer dollars?

The answer to that question should be an emphatic “No,” but a majority of this Court apparently thinks otherwise.

I am stunned.

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Today, the Court makes a most unfortunate misstep that rewards an act of judicial hubris and imposes a $2 billion penalty on American taxpayers. 

The District Court has made plain its frustration with the Government, and respondents raise serious concerns about nonpayment for completed work. But the relief ordered is, quite simply, too extreme a response. 

A federal court has many tools to address a party’s supposed nonfeasance. 

Self-aggrandizement of its jurisdiction is not one of them. 

I would chart a different path than the Court does today, so I must respectfully dissent.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Barrett sided with the liberal members of the court.  

The majority told the trial judge to reset the deadlines for paying the money since his original deadline has now passed.

It is unclear what this means for the rest of the USAID funds that are slated to be spent but have not been sent yet.

  • The ruling forces immediate payment of $2 billion for completed work but does not prevent broader USAID cuts.

  • Future freezes and funding pauses are still possible but may face legal challenges under the APA.

  • The ruling does not permanently restore funding, but it creates a legal pathway for future lawsuits if the Government halts disbursements unlawfully.

  • Trump’s broader foreign aid policy remains largely intact, though judicial pushback may limit some of its implementation.

We cannot wait to see how Musk and Trump respond to this fucking farcical outcome...

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