Publishers Weekly reports, “The ALA Sues Over the Scuppering of the IMLS,” with John Maher writing, “The lawsuit, filed [April 7] in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, argues that the administration’s recent actions—which include firing most IMLS staff, terminating grant programs, and effectively shutting down the organization’s operations—are both illegal and, separately, unconstitutional. The actions, the suit asserts, violate the first two articles of the Constitution: Article I, which establishes the separation of powers and designates Congress as the only body with authority to pass laws creating government agencies, and Article II, which enumerates the president’s duty to ‘take care that the Laws be faithfully executed.'”
Publishers Weekly reports, “The ALA Sues Over the Scuppering of the IMLS,” with John Maher writing, “The lawsuit, filed [April 7] in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, argues that the administration’s recent actions—which include firing most IMLS staff, terminating grant programs, and effectively shutting down the organization’s operations—are both illegal and, separately, unconstitutional. The actions, the suit asserts, violate the first two articles of the Constitution: Article I, which establishes the separation of powers and designates Congress as the only body with authority to pass laws creating government agencies, and Article II, which enumerates the president’s duty to ‘take care that the Laws be faithfully executed.'” Read More
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