US EditionSupreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling permits the termination of $783 million in NIH research grants linked to diversity, equity, and inclusion, amid ongoing legal challenges from 16 states and health groups.
- The Supreme Court ruled 5-4, allowing the Trump administration to cut $783 million in National Institutes of Health research grants related to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, overturning a lower court's decision that blocked the cuts.
- Chief Justice John Roberts joined three liberal justices in dissent, stating the action was arbitrary and discriminatory.
- The Justice Department argued that funding choices should not be subject to judicial review, emphasizing agency discretion over budgetary matters.
- Critics, including U.S. District Judge William Young, warned that the cuts could significantly harm public health and scientific progress.
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US Supreme Court upholds termination of DEI grants from NIH
The US Supreme Court on Thursday released its opinion regarding the application for stay in the dispute between the National Institute of Health (NIH) v. American Public Health Association (APHA), et al. In a 5-4 vote, the justices paused the lower court’s order, which required the government agency to continue making the grant payments. An executive order signed by President Donald Trump at the beginning of his term, entitled “Ending Radical an…
In spite of the MAGA bluster over DEI, data shows white Americans are still advantaged
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Another Day, Another Supreme Court Power Grab That Will Kill People
Justice takes a dump. "US Supreme Court" by zacklur is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.On Thursday, by a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court of the United States of America ruled in NIH v. Public Health Association et al. that the regime can terminate $783 million in grants for lifesaving research at the National Institutes of Health, the largest public funding source for biomedical research in the world. Congress had voted to fund the grants, but aft…
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Cut DEI Research at NIH
(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday. The split court lifted...
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