Rural Americans Wait After Judge Delivers Mixed Ruling on Digital Equity Dollars By Sarah Jane Tribble Sept. 10, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/race-and-health/digital-equity-act-trump-cuts-internet-broadband-rural-grants-ohio-pennsylvania/ KFF Health News: Rural Americans Wait After Judge Delivers Mixed Ruling On Digital Equity Dollars A federal judge in July gave digital equity advocates a partial victory against President Donald Trump, stopping his attempt to unilaterally kill a multibillion-dollar grant program Congress created. But U.S. District Judge John D. Bates, in a 35-page opinion, also agreed with the administration that it was unconstitutional for the government to use race or ethnicity as the basis to award money under a program created to expand internet skills and access. (Tribble, 9/10)