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Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules

Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules

BOSTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A federal appeals ​court on Monday ‌ruled U.S. President Donald Trump's ‌administration cannot carry out steep cuts to federal grant funding ⁠provided ‌by the National Institutes of Health ‍to universities engaged in scientific and medical research.

A ​three-judge panel of the ‌Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction secured by 22 Democratic ⁠state attorneys ​general, medical ​associations and universities after determining the funding ‍cuts ⁠NIH announced in February 2025 were unlawful.

(Reporting ⁠by Nate Raymond in ‌Boston; Editing by ‌Chris Reese)