Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily let President Donald Trump keep freezing foreign-aid payments while the US Supreme Court weighs whether to lift an order that would require disbursement of as much as $2 billion.
Acting shortly after Trump filed an emergency request, Roberts issued an administrative stay pausing a judge’s order that would have required payments to be made by 11:59 p.m. Washington time Wednesday night. Roberts’ order asked humanitarian groups challenging the freeze to respond by Friday at noon.
US District Judge Amir Ali said Tuesday the administration had failed to comply with his earlier order to lift a freeze on foreign assistance through UDAID.
Wendy Schiller, professor of political science at Brown University, outline her concerns with the White House seemingly exerting increased power over the American judiciary. Professor Schiller speaks with Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney on Bloomberg Radio. (Source: Bloomberg)