Supreme Court Rejects Trump on USAID Foreign-Aid Freeze (3)

A divided US Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Donald Trump’s foreign-aid freeze, reinstating a lower court order that requires the quick disbursement of as much as $2 billion owed to contractors for already completed work.

Over four dissents, the justices on Wednesday rejected Trump’s request to toss out the order. In a one-paragraph decision that gave little explanation, the majority told a federal trial judge to “clarify what obligations the government must fulfill” since his original payment deadline has now passed.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the three liberals in the majority. ...