A divided Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups.

A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration must comply with a district court order and pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups for work already completed on the government’s behalf.

The court ruled 5-4 with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett siding with the liberal justices.

    • Zron@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      This freeze hurt private companies.

      And everyone knows that companies are a higher class citizen than people, so the court defended the companies.

      • witten@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        The Supreme Court also desperately wants to uphold the make-believe idea that they are legitimate. Which means they might occasionally rule against Trump just to support that narrative.