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Amicus | Extra: The Federal Funding Freeze

Amicus | Extra: The Federal Funding Freeze

Update: 2025-01-28
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Amicus is coming to you with an extra episode because of the five-alarm threat to the balance of power in the wake of Monday and Tuesday’s memos from the White House Office of Management and Budget freezing vast tranches of federal funding. As agencies, states, and nonprofits scramble to figure out if they can make payroll or even keep the lights on, a hugely significant legal battle is brewing over what, if any, actual restraint remains on this administration’s vision of presidential power. Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Professor Stephen Vladeck of Georgetown University Law Center to understand the ramifications of a flimsy memo that threatens the very structure of government as we know it in the United States. 

The Impoundment Crisis of 2025 - by Steve Vladeck

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Amicus | Extra: The Federal Funding Freeze

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