联邦法官拒绝暂缓拨款终止禁令，斥政府故意拖延
马萨诸塞州萨福克县波士顿市的一名联邦法官，11月3日驳回了联邦政府的一项请求，拒绝暂缓执行此前的一项判决。该判决认定，联邦政府不能仅凭现任总统的优先事项，就终止已经授予的联邦拨款。
法官在裁决中指出，政府方面在案件推进过程中有故意拖延的表现，因此不同意以暂缓执行的方式改变已经作出的判决结果。这起案件涉及联邦拨款的终止权限问题，焦点在于已经承诺和拨付的项目资金是否可以因政策方向变化而被单方面叫停。
法官的立场意味着，在相关诉讼继续进行期间，原先禁止以这一理由终止拨款的判决仍然有效，受到影响的受助方暂时不会因为这项暂缓请求而失去保护。案件后续如何发展，仍取决于上诉程序和法院的进一步审理。
Federal Judge Refuses to Stay Grant Termination Ruling, Chides Government for Slow-Walking Case
A federal judge in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on November 3 rejected a federal government request to stay an earlier judgment in a grants case. The judgment held that the government cannot terminate already-awarded federal grants based solely on the president's current priorities. In the ruling, the judge pointed to intentional slow-walking by the government side as the case proceeded, and declined to alter the judgment through a stay.
The case concerns the scope of federal authority to terminate grants, and whether funding already promised and awarded can be halted unilaterally when policy direction changes. The judge's position means that, while the litigation continues, the earlier bar on terminating grants on that ground remains in effect, and affected recipients will not lose that protection because of this stay request. Further developments depend on the appellate process and additional proceedings.
(Source: Law360)
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