1st Circ. Questions Feds' Mootness Claim In NIH Grant Suits

By Julie Manganis ( January 6, 2026, 6:50 PM EST) -- The First Circuit appeared to push back Tuesday on assertions by the government that new guidance for terminating medical research grants over supposed links to issues like DEI, gender identity and vaccines — along with a partial settlement last week — moot a pair of lawsuits challenging the directives....

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