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Federal judge rules Trump administration illegally cut hundreds of NIH research grants

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On Monday, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's decision to cancel several hundred research grants was unlawful, noting that the move raises significant concerns about potential racial discrimination.

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  1. CNN

    Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years (opens CNN)

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    A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination.

  2. Boston

    Judge rules some Trump NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years (opens Boston)

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    A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Federal judge rules some of the Trump administration’s NIH research grant cuts were illegal (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The judge went said the case raises serious questions about racial discrimination by the government.

  4. Al Jazeera

    US judge declares Trump’s cuts to NIH grants ‘illegal’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Federal judge on bench for 40 years lambasts grant terminations as ‘racist’ and anti-LGBTQ.

  5. CBS News

    Federal judge rules Trump administration illegally cut hundreds of NIH research grants (opens CBS News)

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    On Monday, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's decision to cancel several hundred research grants was unlawful, noting that the move raises significant concerns about potential racial discrimination.

  6. West Hawaii Today

  7. The Week

    Judge orders Trump's NIH grant cuts reversed (opens The Week)

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    Trump had attempted to slash more than $1 billion in research grants

  8. New York Post

    Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, says he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years (opens New York Post)

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    A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination.

  9. West Hawaii Today

    Trump’s cuts to NIH grants focused on minority groups are illegal, judge rules (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    Trump’s cuts to NIH grants focused on minority groups are illegal, judge rules – Nation and World News | West Hawaii Today

  10. ProPublica

    Federal Judge Deems Trump Administration’s Termination of NIH Grants Illegal (opens ProPublica)

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    In a ruling issued Monday, the judge called the government’s directives “arbitrary and capricious” and ordered funding for some of the NIH grants, including many profiled by ProPublica in recent months, to be restored.

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