The Justice Department filed a motion Friday seeking to dissolve a temporary restraining order that is blocking the Trump administration from defunding Planned Parenthood through the newly signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The move is the latest salvo in a legal battle that began on Tuesday when Massachusetts Judge Indira Talwani granted Planned Parenthood’s request to temporarily stay the legislation’s provision that defunds abortion providers.

Department of Justice chief of staff Chad Mizelle announced the administration’s action Friday morning in a post on X, describing the temporary restraining order as “lawless.”

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