The United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit on Wednesday upheld U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr.’s ruling, maintaining a block on the Trump administration’s goal of freezing federal loans and grants made through an Office of Management and Budget memo, The Hill reported.

Three Democrat-appointed judges — Chief Judge David Barron and circuit Judges Lara Montecalvo and Julie Rikelman — ruled on the lawsuit led by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and were joined by 22 Democrat attorneys general.

In January, then-acting OMB Director Matthew Vaeth drafted a memo to inform federal agencies that funding for grants and loans would be put on hold while the administration reviewed them to confirm they aligned with Trump’s agenda. The OMB oversees the federal budget.

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