1st Circ. Upholds Block On Trump Admin NIH Funding Cuts

By Hailey Konnath · January 5, 2026, 11:47 PM EST

The First Circuit on Monday affirmed a Massachusetts federal judge's order permanently blocking the Trump administration from gutting National Institutes of Health funding for biomedical research, agreeing that the government didn't...

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Case Title

Commonwealth of Mass., et al v. National Institutes of Health, et al

Case Number

25-1343

Court

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit

2899 Other Statutes

Date Filed

April 09, 2025


Case Title

Association of American Medical Colleges, et al v. National Institutes of Health, et al

Case Number

25-1344

Court

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit

2899 Other Statutes

Date Filed

April 09, 2025


Case Title

Association of American Universities, et al v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al

Case Number

25-1345

Court

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit

2899 Other Statutes

Date Filed

April 09, 2025