Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown ... violates 5A

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ETA: this is a duplicate. See:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220932504

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Kyle Cheney
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JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26468878-mehtavought/

1:04 PM · Jan 12, 2026

JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T18:04:45.992Z

[spanone]

1. GREAT NEWS!

K&R

[sheshe2]

2. The courts are holding.

Thank you, Judge Mehta.