The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced that Attorney General Josh Kaul and a multistate coalition last Thursday secured a court order that blocks the Trump Administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps programs that provide services across Wisconsin.
The preliminary injunction granted by a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland orders the Trump Administration to restore AmeriCorps programs and volunteers in Wisconsin and other coalition states, and secures the nationwide restoration of members of the National Civilian Community Corps, a residential service program that funds young adults who work on projects involving disaster relief, home construction, and trail maintenance. AG Kaul and a coalition of attorneys general and states filed a lawsuit in April challenging the Trump Administration’s attempted dismantling of AmeriCorps.
AmeriCorps is an independent federal agency tasked with engaging Americans in community-based service that directly addresses the country’s educational, public safety and environmental needs. Every year, the agency provides these opportunities for more than 200,000 Americans.
In their lawsuit, AG Kaul and the coalition established that the Trump Administration acted unlawfully in its gutting of AmeriCorps, violating both the Administrative Procedures Act and the separation of powers under the U.S. Constitution.
