Appeals court sides with Illinois, 21 other states against White House on cuts in medical research funding

Judges Cite Supreme Rulings, Still Block NIH Indirect Costs Cap

A federal appeals court is keeping in place the ban on the National Institutes of Health’s attempt to cap indirect research cost reimbursement rates for universities and researchers who receive its grant money.

US appellate court upholds injunction on federal funding cuts to medical research

A US federal appellate court on Monday upheld a district court injunction on funding cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants for medical research. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that “the district court properly exercised subject-matter jurisdiction over the plaintiffs’ claims” and that the proposed cuts likely exceeded congressional and regulatory authorization. Lawyers for the plaintiffs had…

Appeals court sides with Illinois, 21 other states against White House on cuts in medical research funding

A panel of federal judges has affirmed a lower court’s decision in favor of Illinois and 21 other states after the group sued the federal government over cuts to medical research funding.In February, the Trump administration handed down an order capping the federal government’s “indirect costs” of research at 15%. Hundreds of medical centers and universities have long relied on such reimbursements at rates of 60% or more for such expenses as bui…

Federal appeals court blocks plan that would cut $120 million in federal research funding in WA

A three-judge federal panel has again blocked a Trump administration directive to cut research funding for public universities and research centers nationwide, a plan both the University of Washington and Washington State University have said would deeply impact their programs and likely result in layoffs.

Calif. Attorney General Bonta wins permanent injunction against Trump administration over unlawful NIH funding cuts for universities and research institutions

Attorney General Rob Bontahealth cutsTrumphealth researchNewsEducationHealth/FitnessEast County News Service January 6, 2026 (San Diego) – A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has unanimously affirmed a lower court decision which permanently barred the Trump administration from decimating funds that supported cutting-edge research and public health research at universities and research institutions across the co…