Another Rogue Judge Strikes
8th July 2025
The “big beautiful bill” includes a provision that bars Medicaid dollars from going to institutions that perform abortions. For some reason–I have no idea why–the ban reportedly only applies for one year. Among other things, it would prevent Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood affiliates.
Planned Parenthood sued to block this legislative provision from going into effect. It is a remarkable claim: Planned Parenthood says that Congress has a constitutional obligation to continue funding it, whether Congress likes it or not. And the executive branch is prohibited from complying with the law, and is required to continue funding Planned Parenthood regardless of the statute.
These breathtaking claims were accepted by federal judge Indira Talwani of Boston, another judge-shopped left-winger. Talwani has granted Planned Parenthood’s motion for a temporary restraining order, without waiting to hear the administration’s opposition to the motion. Talwani’s order, entered yesterday, is embedded below.
Curious to know on what grounds this remarkable order was granted, I tracked down Planned Parenthood’s complaint. It, too, is embedded below.