US EditionJudge deems Trump's National Institutes of Health grant cuts illegal
- On June 16, 2025, Judge William J. Young ruled that the Trump administration's National Institutes of Health grant terminations were illegal and void in Massachusetts federal court.
- The ruling followed lawsuits filed by multiple states, organizations, and researchers alleging the cuts targeted equity-related projects politically and violated legal mandates.
- Researchers like Harvard's Brittany M. Charlton reported billions in funding losses, project shutdowns, and patient treatment disruptions due to halted grants involving LGBTQ and minority health studies.
- Young stated that the level of government-supported racial discrimination in this case was unprecedented in his experience, characterizing the actions as clearly targeting marginalized communities.
- The judge ordered grant restorations, marking a temporary win for affected researchers while allowing the decision to be appealed and signaling continued legal and policy challenges.
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Judge Rules Administration Discriminated in Grant Cuts
A federal judge on Monday pronounced Trump administration cuts to grants issued by the National Institutes of Health are discriminatory—and thus "void and illegal"—while ordering much of the funding restored. US District Judge William Young made the ruling in Boston in a nonjury trial to decide lawsuits arguing...
Judge orders NIH to restore grants agency terminated based on DEI
A federal judge ordered the National Institutes of Health on Monday to restore hundreds of grants terminated by the agency based on concerns about diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. Judge William Young of the District of Massachusetts ruled that the program cuts were discriminatory on racial, gender, and sexual orientation grounds. His ruling requires nearly $3.8 billion across 367 grants to be restored to U.S. institutions, Axios report…
'Insulting and wrong': Trump admin falsehoods smacked down by ex-agency head
An Intelligencer interview with former CDC Director Tom Frieden reveals the U.S. will need a lot of time to repair the damage the Trump administration has done to the U.S. Department of Health, even as more Americans get sick.“I think if there’s one thing to be clear about with the actions of this a...
Federal judge rules Trump's cuts to NIH discriminate based on race and sexual orientation
Young claimed that the decision to pull funding for grants related to racial diversity was "bearing down on people of color because of their color,” and that he had “never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable.”
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