Lawyers for the American Bar Association are asking a DC federal judge to freeze the Justice Department moves to cut off the group’s access to grants that provide legal resources for domestic violence victims.
The ABA sued the Justice Department over $3.2 million worth of terminated grants on April 23, saying the withdrawal is an effort to “retaliate against the ABA for taking positions the current administration disfavors.”
The retaliation is clear, Christine Coogle, an attorney for the American Bar Association argued Monday in DC federal court in a hearing over the request for preliminary injunction.
The $3.2 million in ...
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