The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit granted the federal government’s motion to voluntarily dismiss its appeal of a December 2025 Massachusetts district court ruling that had vacated the wind leasing and permitting freeze imposed by President Trump’s 20 January 2025 memorandum. With the dismissal, the district court’s decision remains in place and the indefinite nationwide pause on wind energy leasing and permitting can no longer be enforced. A coalition of states sued in May 2025 and the district court found the freeze unlawful, vacating the relevant section of the memorandum in its entirety.