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Democratic AGs Fight NIH Grant Funding Disruptions

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A group of 16 Democratic AGs, led by Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell, filed a lawsuit alleging that the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) delays in the review and approval of grant applications and terminations of...more

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Reactions in the Wake of HHS Funding Cuts

In just over two months since President Donald Trump assumed office, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), now under the leadership of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has undergone a profound shift in its...more

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NIH Edict Slashing Funding of All Grant Awards Halted Nationwide for Now by Massachusetts Federal Court

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An edict issued without warning in February 2025 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), having the effect of slashing funding by the NIH across the board, has been put on a nationwide hold for now by a federal court in...more

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Update: Federal Judge Blocks NIH Cap on Indirect Rates for Grants

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On March 5, 2025, Judge Angel Kelley, a federal district court judge sitting in Massachusetts, granted a nationwide preliminary injunction which serves to temporarily block the Trump Administration’s attempt to cap the...more

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State AGs Take the Lead in First Month of Trump Opposition

The first month of the second Trump Administration has been marked by a deluge of executive orders and federal agency directives aimed at implementing the new administration’s policy priorities. State Attorneys General have...more

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Democratic AGs File Amicus Brief Supporting CFPB Funding

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A group of 23 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief supporting a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to prevent the CFPB’s Acting Director from declining to draw additional funds on behalf of the agency....more

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State attorneys general and CFPB file briefs in City of Baltimore case against defunding CFPB

On February 19, a group of states filed an amicus brief in support of a request by the City Council and Mayor of Baltimore to preliminarily enjoin the CFPB and its Acting Director, Russell Vought, from actions that would...more

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City of Baltimore Sues to Block CFPB Defunding

On February 12, the city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and CFPB Acting Director Ross Vought, alleging that efforts to defund the agency violate the Administrative Procedure Act. The lawsuit...more

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Democratic AGs Secure Order Blocking Cuts to NIH-Funded Research Grants

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A group of 22 Democratic AGs obtained a temporary restraining order blocking Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates (Rate Change Notice), which would reduce to 15 percent all...more

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Capping It All Off: NIH Caps Indirect Rates for Grants

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SUMMARY: On February 7, 2025, the Office of the Director for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a Notice (Notice No. NOT-OD-25-068) imposing a cap of 15% on the indirect cost rates that can be charged to the...more

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Democratic AGs Secure Order Blocking Federal Funding Freeze

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A coalition of 23 Democratic AGs, led by California AG Rob Bonta and New York AG Letitia James, has secured a temporary restraining order blocking a directive from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that would...more

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Democratic AGs Give Chilly Reception to Federal Funding Freeze

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A coalition of 23 Democratic AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island to block a directive from the Trump administration’s Office of Management and...more

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