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Trump's budget chief brazenly broke the law to punish blue states: judge
- A federal judge ruled Russell Vought violated the Constitution by terminating environmental grants during the shutdown, targeting blue states.
- Mehta said the actions were not just pretext and tied to the grantees' location in Blue States.
- The judge cited equal protection concerns, aligning with a broader pattern of actions against Democratic-leaning states.
- The ruling centered on whether the termination of grants was a legitimate policy move or a political act.
- The article notes related actions against Democratic-voting states, including immigration enforcement and cutbacks to federal child care funding.
- The decision involved a group of companies and organizations that were granted funds before termination.
- Vought framed cuts as cost-saving measures during the shutdown, according to the ruling.
- The ruling references the XP Vehicles v. Department of Energy precedent in evaluating the case.
- The decision highlights the constitutional question of equal protection in grant termination.
- The article identifies Mehta as the judge issuing the ruling in Washington, D.C.
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