A coalition of states, including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, are expected to file the challenge later on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York.
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A coalition of state attorneys general plans to file suit on Tuesday afternoon to block an order from the White House budget office that would freeze all federal grant programs by 5 p.m.
The move, which had been expected, was announced by Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, at a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday morning. The coalition is being led by the New York State attorney general, Letitia James, and the lawsuit is expected to be filed in the Southern District of New York. Among the states joining the suit are California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
“My office will be taking imminent legal action against this administration’s unconstitutional pause on federal funding,” Ms. James wrote on social media. “We won’t sit idly by while this administration harms our families.”
