The preliminary injunction requires the electric vehicle infrastructure funding to be unfrozen for 14 states.
U.S. District Judge Tana Lin issued a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s administration requiring that electric vehicle infrastructure funding be released to 14 states. She ruled that the Department of Transportation lacked the constitutional authority to freeze the funding approved by Congress in 2021.
The judge ruled that two of the states, as well as the District of Columbia, did not provide enough proof that they would suffer “irreparable harm” without immediately receiving the funding from the Federal Highway Administration.
“Although range anxiety, EV charging stations, and current DOT’s leadership’s policy preferences lurk in the background of this case, the bedrock doctrines of separation of powers and agency accountability, as enshrined in Constitution and statute, are indifferent to subject matter and blind to personality,” Judge Lin wrote.
She added, “When the Executive Branch treads upon the will of the Legislative Branch, and when an administrative agency acts contrary to law, it is the Court’s responsibility to remediate the situation and restore the balance of power.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For discernment for federal judges to uphold the law and the Constitution as they hear challenges to President Trump’s actions.
- For Secretary Duffy and Transportation Department officials as they work to reduce waste and eliminate fraud in the allotment of federal funding.
Sources: Fox Business, AP News, Independent Journal Review
