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An attorney for the school district noted that the Monday ruling is a preliminary injunction and the case has yet to be heard on its merits.

That’s despite many of the justices suggesting that Trump’s executive order, on its merits, is most likely unconstitutional.

Maine sued for relief based on the first wave of cuts, and a U.S. district judge granted a temporary restraining order, meaning that the funding is supposed to be restored until courts decide the case on its merits.

This decision was in a "category of its own", Sir James said, and the committee was right to consider the case on its merits.

"They read the press, and they know what's going on, but I think most people are willing to say, 'Let's judge this claim on its merits. What is the proof and what is the defence?'"