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and I hope the judge is making it clear that the burden is on the government to show that they are administering these funds on a transparent, equitable, and objective basis. Of course, they cannot show that because they are doing the opposite, but the judge feels he will be in a stronger position vis-a-vis appeals if he gives the government a fair opportunity to show their argument has any merit.

The fact that this ruling came so quickly is a strong indication that the judge is not persuaded by the government's position. Judges don't like to be overturned, so they usually go out of their way to give the weak side their best possible shot. But in this case, the judge apparently ruled that the odds were that the government would not prevail, hence restraining their cutoff of funds.