New YorkHomeland Security spent $20 million on ads promoting Trump.
Judge Jennifer Rochon called the ads an illegal misuse of funds and ordered a 2-week halt.
Legal experts say the ads violate a federal statute barring appropriated money for publicity or propaganda.
The Justice Department argued the order was unnecessary because the ads would end Sunday.
The White House says Trump’s political action committee will fund future airings but will not reimburse taxpayers.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 70+ reports worldwide
- Deutsche Welle leans critical
- frames the restraining order as a judge's finding of illegal misuse of taxpayer funds, sided with Common Cause, and notes the DOJ argued the ads would end before the order
Sources: Deutsche Welle