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A federal judge late Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order that would have forced three transgender inmates into male prisons.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth -- nominated to the bench by former President Ronald Reagan in 1987 -- determined that transferring the transgender prisoners would likely violate the Eighth Amendment that protects against cruel and unusual punishment.

Judge Lamberth noted that the three transgender inmates who brought the case provided “uncontroverted evidence” that they would be at increased risk of sexual violence if they transferred, and the transfer, coupled with a freeze in their hormone therapy medication, could cause severe harm.

The judge already granted a temporary restraining order in the case and faulted the government for providing no additional information about how they would resolve the plaintiff’s concerns, further justifying the longer-term preliminary injunction.

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is suing the Trump administration over its sudden suspension of funding for refugee resettlement, accusing the federal government of trying to "pull the rug out from under" the nonprofit group.

Under a preexisting agreement with the federal government, the USCCB received approximately $65 million in federal funding annually from the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to support the integration of refugees into the United States, but the group learned that their cooperative agreement was suspended four days into the Trump administration.

The USCCB alleged that the funding pause has been "devastating" for the 6,700 refugees still within their 90-day transition period, cost the nonprofit millions in unpaid bills and prompted the group to lay off 50 employees.

The group asked the court to order the federal government to restore the funding because the sudden pause violated the Administrative Procedures Act and undermined the separation of powers.

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous

A group of unions and taxpayer groups are suing the Trump administration to block the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive records maintained by the Internal Revenue Service, warning that the breach of IRS data could result in "catastrophic" outcomes.

The groups alleged that untrained DOGE employees may be able to access highly sensitive data from the IRS, including bank account information, complete tax returns and Social Security numbers.

"This case seeks to protect the privacy and the legal rights of millions of Americans, and thousands of small business owners, who depend upon the IRS," the lawsuit said.

The filing highlighted the unique conflict of interest created by Elon Musk’s potential access to IRS information, including reports into the Telsa CEO's own businesses and competitors.

“No other business owner on the planet has access to this kind of information on his competitors, and for good reason," the lawsuit said.

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous and Soo Rin Kim

The Senate is continuing with its fast-paced confirmation process, voting 51-45 to confirm Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary Tuesday night. All Republicans voted in favor of the nomination. All Democrats voted against it, though two Democrats missed the vote.

Lutnick's confirmation marks the 17th member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet to be confirmed in 30 days, surpassing the pace of Biden's Cabinet nominee confirmations. By this point in 2021, the Democratic-led Senate had only confirmed seven of Biden's Cabinet nominees. It took 56 days for the Senate to confirm 17 Biden Cabinet nominees.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa