It was an important win for USAID partners who’ve been scrambling ever since President Donald Trump froze most U.S. foreign aid last month. On Thursday, a judge ruled that the administration must reverse its stop-work order and unfreeze funds on existing programs, meaning money could theoretically start flowing again to hundreds of contractors and NGOs.
Theoretically.
The reality is much more complicated, said Robert Nichols, a partner at the Nichols Liu law firm, during a Devex Pro briefing on Tuesday.