Emergency application
Foreign aid funding freeze
Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Global Health Council
What did the Court do?
The request was withdrawn on August 29, 2025, before the Court ruled on it.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
The federal government asked the Supreme Court to pause an injunction in cases brought by Global Health Council and AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition. The lower court said the executive had decided not to spend foreign-aid funds Congress appropriated. The government argues it has constitutional authority to decide how those funds are spent.
What the Court did
The application closed without a ruling on the request after the federal government withdrew it. The Court did not publish any justices’ votes.
What it means
The withdrawal of this temporary request does not decide who wins the underlying dispute. The lower-court orders remain: the D.C. Circuit removed part of the injunction, and the D.C. district court refused to pause it. The record lists no related Supreme Court case on the main question and no argument date.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A227. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.