Trump administration appeals ruling on releasing New York City tunnel funds – LinkedIn

☀️ Good morning from The Legal File! Here is the rundown of today’s top legal news: 📝 Trump administration appeals ruling on releasing New York City tunnel funds REUTERS/Kylie Cooper U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on February 8 appealed against a decision requiring the Transportation Department to unfreeze federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project in New York, according to a court filing. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas on February 6 issued a preliminary injunction that requires the federal government to release funds for a project to overhaul critical rail infrastructure in New York and New Jersey. The Trump administration filed a notice of appeal on February 8. The Transportation Department said in September that it froze the funding pending a review of the project’s compliance with new federal prohibitions against race- and sex-based considerations in contracting decisions. Trump offered last month to unfreeze the funds, a source said, in return for support from Democrats to rename Washington Dulles Airport and New York’s Penn Station after him. Democrats strongly criticized the offer. The Gateway Project is intended to build a new commuter rail tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey and repair a century-old tunnel used by more than
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