A sympatheitc District Judge nonetheless dismisses a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to save the substantial funds they receive to aid migrants. The claim, declared District Judge Trevor McFaddden, is at bottom a breachof contract claim agains the U.S.. It can, therefore, be heard only before the United States Court of Claims.
A Federalis tSociety member and Trump-appointee, McFadden nonetheless wrote a respectful opinon rejecting th eBishops' claims.- GWC
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. Deaprtment of State Case 1:25-cv-00465-TNM D.C. D.C.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops seeks an emergency preliminary injunction preventing the Government from pausing or canceling contracts between them. These contracts require the Government to fund the Conference’s provision of resettlement services to refugees.
But this Court cannot offer the requested relief. The Conference’s motion is, at its core, seeking a purely contractual remedy. And the Tucker Act instructs that all contract disputes with the Government must be resolved by the Court of Federal Claims. More, the Conference’s desired remedy is inconsistent with equitable remedies like injunctions. The Court thus denies the Conference’s motion.
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