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Guidance from the Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Health and Human Services, obtained by STAT, outlines a ...
The False Claims Act says someone who knowingly submits a false claim to the government can be held liable for triple damages ...
A federal judge ruled directives from the Trump administration that led to the cancellations of research grants from the NIH were "void" and "illegal." ...
In a ruling issued Monday, the judge called the government’s directives “arbitrary and capricious” and ordered funding for ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James won a lawsuit against the Trump administration for illegal funding cuts to NIH research grants, impacting medical studies on diversity and LGBTQ+ health.
The NIH faces significant funding cuts for 2026 as President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, published May 2, would trim the NIH’s funding from around $48 billion to $27 billion.
His strong words came in legal challenges to the administration’s bid to cut funding for research related to racial minorities and LGBTQ people. “I would be blind not to call it out.
As a result, the NIH staff had no solid guidance for determining whether a given grant violated the new anti-DEI policy, or how that might be weighed against the scientific merit of the grant.
The Trump administration says the funding does not align with its policies, and says it may appeal the ruling.
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's decision to cancel more than $1 billion in research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was unlawful.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on federal injunctions means ‘more work’ for Illinois Attorney General’s office and others ...
The Trump administration is preparing to test a 1974 budget law by refusing to spend congressionally mandated funds, senior ...