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Judge Rules Trump’s Clean Energy Grant Cuts Unconstitutional

1/14/2026

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Judge Restores Clean Energy

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta (D.D.C.) ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of $7.6 billion in clean energy grants to Democratic states violated the Fifth Amendment's equal protection clause.
Mehta said the terminations were politically motivated and had no rational relationship to stated interests.
The ruling restores funding for clean energy projects in California and New Jersey.
The Department of Energy disagreed with the decision and may appeal.

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BBC Dismisses Trump's Lawsuit

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) moved to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation suit over edits to his Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
Trump claims the edits defamed him and violated Florida trade laws, seeking damages.
The BBC says the Florida court lacks jurisdiction and that documentary did not air in the United States.
A motion to dismiss is set for March 17, with a potential trial in 2027.

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Judge Restores Clean Energy

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta (D.D.C.) ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of $7.6 billion in clean energy grants to Democratic states violated the Fifth Amendment's equal protection clause.
Mehta said the terminations were politically motivated and had no rational relationship to stated interests.
The ruling restores funding for clean energy projects in California and New Jersey.
The Department of Energy disagreed with the decision and may appeal.

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