A coalition of AmeriCorps volunteer service groups across the country is looking to push a litigation advantage and expand a lawsuit aimed at recouping federal funding for the civil service program.

In July , the coalition won a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from firing key staffers and defunding the groups to the tune of $400 million pre-approved and outlaid by Congress.

Since then, however, the federal government has continued its "attacks" on AmeriCorps, has refused to release the funds, and still appears intent on shuttering the agency, the plaintiffs say.

Now, in an 80-page amended class complaint , the groups are raising additional claims, adding plaintiffs, and tacking on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as a named defendant.

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