The United States Supreme Court, conservative majority, rejected an order of US President on Wednesday Donald Trump to block the payment of US $ 2,000 million for international aid organizations for works already carried out for the Government.
In its first opposite failure to a Trump measurethe Court voted 5 to 4 to confirm the sentence of a lower court that requires the administration to make the payments contemplated in the contracts in force.
The ruling is a setback for Trump, who, since he returned to power on January 20, has taken measures to stop US humanitarian projects worldwide, even dismantling the United States agency for international development (USAIDfor its acronym in English).
The Supreme Court decided to maintain the decision of the judge of the D.C., Amir Aliwho ordered the administration to immediately release the funds for organizations that had benefited from subsidies from the USAID or of the State Department.
Ali’s order had originally given the administration Until February 26 to disburse the funds, which amount to almost US $ 2,000 million.
On February 26, the president of the Supreme Court, John Robertstemporarily suspended the order hours before the deadline for the High Court to have more time to consider the formal request of the administration of blocking the Ali ruling. Finally, on Wednesday he issued his verdict.
Failure details
However, the case has not yet ended. The Court magistrates have asked Federal Judge Ali to clarify what obligations does the Trump Executive have to execute their ruling: “It must clarify what obligations the government must comply with” The following steps will be decided at a judicial hearing that ALI has scheduled for Thursday.
Conservative magistrates John Roberts, president of the Supreme Court, and Amy Coney Barrett, appointed by Trump, voted in favor of the measure with the three liberal judges of the Chamber.
Judge Samuel Alito argued in his writing of disagreement, supported by the other three conservative members of the room who voted against the measure: “Do you have only one judge of a district court, which probably lacks jurisdiction, the power to force the United States government to pay (and probably losing forever) US $ 2,000 million of taxpayers?”
“The answer to that question should be a resounding ‘no’, but most of this court apparently thinks otherwise. I am stunned”He said.
Judge Amir Ali, appointed by former Democratic President Joe Biden, ruled last month the prohibition of “suspend, pause or prevent in another way“Foreign aid funds.
Trump-Musk against USAID
Trump is determined to cut the expenditure of the federal government with the help of the richest man in the world and the most donor of his presidential campaign, Elon Musk.
And one of its objectives is to cut the aid of the USAID, which has health and emergency programs in some 120 countries.
Trump has said that this agency is “Directed by radical lunatics” While her new right hand has described her as “criminal organization”
Trump, who arrived at the White House with the promise of putting “United States first”, ordered on his first day in power, on January 20, to suspend for 90 days all foreign aid, which has prevented the provision of vital medical care in many parts of the world.
Many humanitarian organizations consider that Trump is exceeding his authority under the Constitution, since it is Congress who has the power to decide on the funds, not the president.
With information from EFE and AFP
Source: Gestion
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