The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 that the Trump Administration may proceed with the termination of $783 million in DEI-linked NIH grants.
Chief Justice Roberts sided with the liberal justices – and Amy Coney Barrett actually voted with the conservatives.
Last month The Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court to block a court order from Boston-based Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee. Judge Young previously ordered the NIH to immediately restore the more than 800 grants halted by the Trump Administration.
DOJ Solicitor General John Sauer cited a recently Supreme Court ruling that allowed the Department of Education to block millions of dollars in grants that funded DEI policies.
Sauer told the Supreme Court in a petition that this case “presents a particularly clear case for this Court to intervene and stop errant district courts from continuing to disregard this Court’s rulings.”
The Supreme Court lifted the lower court’s order blocking the Trump Administration from terminating the grants.
The AP reported:
The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.
The high court majority lifted a judge’s order blocking $783 million worth of cuts made by the National Institutes of Health to align with Republican President Donald Trump’s priorities. The high court did keep Trump administration guidance on future funding blocked, however.
The court split 5-4 on the decision. Chief Justice John Roberts was along those who would have kept the cuts blocked, along with the court’s three liberals.
BREAKING: #SCOTUS, 5-4, allows admin to proceed with termination of NIH grants under Trump DEI/gender policies. But also 5-4 vote to leave in place ruling voiding the NIH memos enforcing the Trump policies. Roberts w/libs. Barrett swings. Doc: https://t.co/Dp9OfqXMhb
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) August 21, 2025
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