Commonwealth of Massachusetts et al v. Kennedy, Jr. et al
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1:25-cv-10814
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Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
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May 13, 2025
NIH Letters Ending Grants Lack Factual Support, Judge Says
A Massachusetts federal judge said Tuesday that a "blast" of hundreds of virtually identical letters in March canceling National Institutes of Health-funded research projects appeared to offer no factual basis, only unsupported assertions that the projects were unscientific or discriminatory.
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May 12, 2025
Mass. Court Says NIH Grant Disruption Suit Is In The Right Place
A Massachusetts federal court ruled Monday that it has jurisdiction over several states' lawsuit challenging delays and cancellations of federal grant programs linked to issues they say are "disfavored" by the Trump administration, rejecting the federal government's contention that the claims instead belonged in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
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May 09, 2025
Employment Lawyers' Weekly DEI Cheat Sheet
A D.C. federal judge appeared skeptical of the Trump administration鈥檚 claim that Susman Godfrey LLP violated anti-discrimination law, a Massachusetts federal judge ordered the government to define what it means by 鈥渄iversity, equity and inclusion鈥� and a new member was nominated to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments over the past week.
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May 08, 2025
Judge Asks DOJ To Define DEI In Health Grant Case
A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday ordered U.S. Department of Justice lawyers to provide the Trump administration's definitions of diversity, equity and inclusion, saying he needs to know so he can consider whether that is a valid basis for pausing federal health research grants.
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April 04, 2025
AGs Sue To Halt Disruptions To NIH Grant Funding
A coalition of 16 states on Friday sued the National Institutes of Health over delays and cancellations of grant programs linked to vaccines, transgender issues and other areas they say are currently "disfavored" by the Trump administration.