US judge blocks Trump officials from diverting disaster prevention grants

US district judge Richard Stearns in Boston issued a preliminary injunction preventing the government from spending money allocated to the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (Bric) program for other purposes.

Twenty mostly Democratic-led states sued the administration last month, saying the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) lacked power to cancel the Bric program without congressional approval...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/05/us-judge-blocks-trump-disaster-prevention-grants?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other