The Trump administration faces accusations of violating a federal court order aimed at protecting funding for gender identity and gender-affirming care research. Despite claims of compliance, whistleblower documents submitted by the Washington attorney general contradict these assertions, revealing that NIH terminated grants due to directives from the executive orders. This case unearths broader issues of administrative conduct and potential defiance of legal mandates, reflecting on tensions between executive action and judicial authority amid ongoing allegations of constitutional crises within the administration.
The National Institutes of Health's then-acting head, Dr. Matthew J. Memoli, drafted a memo detailing how the agency cut funding for grants related to gender ideology.
The Washington attorney general alleges the Trump administration violated a court order by defunding research grants that aimed to support gender-affirming care post-injunction.
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