A federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday, blocking the Trump administration from moving forward ...

Rhode Island judge ruled Jan. 31 that Trump's earlier alleged rescission of federal funding halt ... was in name-only and done  simply to defeat the jurisdiction of the courts, with monies restored ...

The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.

Another judge in Washington halted the plan minutes before it was set to go into effect, but the short-term order is only in place until Monday unless extended.

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims, previously known as the U.S. Court of Claims, is abbreviated USCFC. The following chart shows the average number of judicial appointments per year in office by ...