- Docket No.
- 8:26-cv-02389
- District Court
- Maryland — Southern
Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action
- Compel agency action
- Declaration that agency action is unlawful
- Vacate agency action
Issues
Litigation Content
Why This Matters:
Why This Matters:
Plaintiffs allege that the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Health and Human Services unlawfully terminated federal grant awards based on hostility toward certain ideological viewpoints and protected groups, violating the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause, the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection, and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. NIH funding has led to breakthrough scientific discoveries that have been critical to minimizing death and disease and closing gaps in health.
Potential Impact:
Potential Impact:
Curtailing research funding based on an administration’s preferred ideological viewpoints could jeopardize critical studies, delay scientific advancement, and exacerbate health disparities.