The Trump administration decision to appeal in the general trial of IMLS prosecutors
The federal administration supervising the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IML), the Development Agency for Minority Business and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services, have appealed to the decision in the case of ISLAND RHODE CONDITION against Donald Trump. The decision, rendered on May 13, would force the administration to cancel mass layoffs and dismantle the three federal agencies above.
The call was made late Friday afternoon May 16, 2025.
This is not a particularly surprising update, given the determination of this administration to decimate IML and its continuous efforts to reduce other federal services. The notice of appeal does not indicate what the defendants seek to appeal completely, but this information will probably come in the following days. For the moment, the decision entered on May 13 remains. A new reduction in services cannot continue and the administration is supposed to work to bring back workers and programs reduced in the cuts.
Given the efforts that the administration has made to follow the law so far, it is different from seeing the efforts given to follow the judge’s order during the appeal process.
ISLAND RHODE CONDITION against Donald Trump is one of the two prosecutions brought against the Federal Administration for the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. It was deposited by 21 prosecutors of the State. The second trial, Ala against Sonderlingwas deposited by the American Library Association and AFSCME. The judge in this case Imade a temporary prohibition prescriptionThis means that the dismantling of IML – including the additional termination of employees – is currently pending. A decision in this case is scheduled before the end of May.
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