The judge had already ruled that the administration was not complying with his previous order requiring the government to keep disbursing money to states.

A federal judge in Rhode Island barred the Trump administration from freezing federal assistance, extending the block he put in place weeks ago in a case brought by a group of 23 states and the District of Columbia while the case moves forward.

The ruling found the move to cut off appropriated funds to state governments “fundamentally undermines” democracy.