Digital Inclusion

Constitutional Watchdog Joins Suit Over Canceled Digital Equity Grants

Legal group challenges Trump’s cancellation of $2.75 billion digital equity program.

Jericho Casper

Jericho Casper

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Constitutional Watchdog Joins Suit Over Canceled Digital Equity Grants
Photo of the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, home to the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2026 – A constitutional law group argued Friday that President Donald Trump violated the Constitution in his effort to cancel the Digital Equity Act.

The Constitutional Accountability Center said that the president cannot unilaterally terminate a congressionally created and funded federal grant program, saying the move violates the Constitution’s separation of powers and Congress’s exclusive authority over federal spending.

The group filed an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in NDIA v. Trump with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and urged the court to deny the government’s motion to dismiss the case.

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