The Supreme Court ruled 5-to-4 that legal challenges to NIH grant terminations must be heard in the Court of Federal Claims rather than federal district courts. The dispute involves nearly $800 million in terminated medical research grants, with multiyear awards bringing the total closer to $2 billion. Many affected grants supported diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and research on LGBTQ+ health, vaccine hesitancy, and racial disparities. A district court had ordered immediate reinstatement in June and the NIH reinstated many awards, but the claims court generally cannot issue injunctive relief, making continued funding during litigation unlikely and risking re-termination while damages claims proceed. Research projects cannot easily pause and restart after long interruptions.
"almost certainly"
"I don't think they'll get their money back."
"Nobody has that kind of time. The nature of research is that you can't just stop and restart it many months later,"
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