Published July 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM ET · Updated July 17, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
Judge rules Trump cannot revoke grants that conflict with his priorities
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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot revoke grants that conflict with its policy priorities. The decision blocks the administration from withdrawing the disputed grant funding.
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⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Youngstown Sheet & Tube held the President had no constitutional or statutory authority to seize the steel mills, especially where Congress had provided other procedures and refused to authorize seizure. The judge's order reflects the same limit: if Congress authorized and appropriated the grants, the administration cannot withdraw them merely for conflicting with the President's priorities.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. et al. (The Steel Seizure Case) 343 U.S. 579 (1952)
Vote: 6-3 · Opinion: Black
The President had no constitutional or statutory authority to seize the steel mills. The seizure was a lawmaking act that the Constitution entrusts to Congress alone; the Commander-in-Chief power and the executive power/take-care clauses do not authorize the President to take possession of private property to settle a labor dispute, especially where Congress has provided other procedures (Taft-Hartley) and refused to authorize seizure. District Court judgment affirmed.
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