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Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Domestic-Violence Funding

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. District Judge Melissa R. DuBose ruled U.S. President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully withheld funding from domestic-violence and sexual-assault groups.
DuBose said the Justice Department coerced grantees with arbitrary conditions.
The administration barred grantees from serving people illegally present and from promoting gender-ideology ideas.
Violence Against Women Act has funded over $10 billion for victim services since 1994.

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U.S. District Judge Melissa R. DuBose ruled U.S. President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully withheld funding from domestic-violence and sexual-assault groups.
DuBose said the Justice Department coerced grantees with arbitrary conditions.
The administration barred grantees from serving people illegally present and from promoting gender-ideology ideas.
Violence Against Women Act has funded over $10 billion for victim services since 1994.