"The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, said that the "asserted harms" to Trump's conduct of foreign affairs "appear to outweigh the potential harm" faced by potential recipients of the foreign aid. The court said the emergency order is not a "final determination" on the freeze, as it plays out in the lower courts. "The relief granted by the Court today reflects our preliminary view, consistent with the standards for interim relief," the Supreme Court order said."
"Kagan, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, shot back at the Trump administration, which she ascertains does not want to spend the money because it is "contrary to US foreign policy." "But that is just the price of living under a Constitution that gives Congress the power to make spending decisions through the enactment of appropriations law," Kagan said."
The Supreme Court granted emergency relief allowing the administration to keep more than $4 billion in foreign aid frozen while lower courts consider the case. The majority said asserted harms to presidential conduct of foreign affairs appear to outweigh potential harms to aid recipients. The order constitutes a preliminary, not a final, determination and reflects interim-relief standards. The Department of Justice appealed to the Supreme Court after a district judge ordered the release of the funds. Three liberal justices dissented, with Justice Kagan arguing the freeze conflicts with Congress's appropriations power and separation of powers.
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