( December 19, 2025, 10:15 AM EST) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a motion by President Donald J. Trump and other federal government agency heads to dismiss an appeal challenging a trial court’s preliminary injunction restraining the federal government from implementing an executive order (EO) “attempt[ing] to dismantle congressionally sanctioned agencies” as applied to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS); the voluntary dismissal was filed several days after the trial court granted summary judgment to the states that brought the case....