Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down a razor-thin 5–4 decision that allows the Trump administration to move forward with its plan to pause—or even fully terminate—roughly $783 million in NIH grants. These aren’t small, obscure projects either. We’re talking about research on women’s health, HIV prevention, suicide and mental health interventions, real-world studies that deal…
Back to Basics: Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions in Landmark Ruling
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., drawing a bold line in the sand: federal district courts no longer have the authority to issue nationwide—or what some call “universal”—injunctions. In plain terms, this ruling reins in the habit of single judges freezing federal policy for the entire country, a…