The Supreme Court on Thursday gave partial approval to the Trump administration's cuts to National Institutes of Health grants as part of efforts against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. In a 5-4 decision, the justices allowed certain funding cuts to proceed but left in place a ruling that invalidated the guidance document that outlined the policy, leaving its future application in question. The majority did not provide detailed reasoning, NBC News reports, but suggested that groups opposing the funding cuts pursue their challenges in the Court of Federal Claims instead of district court.
The decision partially lifts a lower court ruling that declared the cancellations illegal and blocked the administration from going ahead, per the Hill. The NIH, which distributes billions in research grants, terminated more than 1,700 grants after a review found they did not align with Trump's directives, including projects on HIV prevention and gender identity among teenagers. Sixteen states and the American Public Health Association challenged the move, arguing it was unlawfully implemented.
US District Judge William Young found procedural violations and patterns of discrimination in the grant terminations and bluntly called it out. His order blocked $783 million worth of cuts. For now, the administration can withhold the funding while the legal case plays out in court. It was the 18th time during Trump's second term that the Supreme Court has at least partially granted an emergency appeal from the administration.
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