Judge Carter turns Job Corps restraining order into preliminary injunction

Judge Andrew Carter Jr. converted the June 4 temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction on June 25, 2025, keeping all 99 contractor-operated Job Corps centers open during the ongoing lawsuit. Carter wrote that once Congress has passed legislation requiring a program like Job Corps to exist and funded it, the Department of Labor is required to enforce the law as intended. The ruling extended court oversight indefinitely.