American Bar Association sues justice department over terminated grants
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Organization claims $2.3m in grants illegally cancelled in retaliation for public criticism of Trump administration
The American Bar Association (ABA) sued the US Department of Justice on Wednesday, claiming it illegally terminated federal grants in retaliation for the lawyer organization's public criticism of the Trump administration.
The ABA asked a federal judge in Washington DC to block the justice department and US attorney general, Pam Bondi, from canceling $3.2m in grants used to train lawyers to represent victims of domestic and sexual violence, saying the move violates the first amendment.
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