Overview

• The 5-4 ruling allows the administration to move ahead with canceling hundreds of existing NIH grants as the broader legal fight continues.
• Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three liberal justices in dissent, while Justice Amy Coney Barrett supplied the pivotal vote for partial relief.
• The court left intact a lower court decision that vacated NIH guidance setting future funding restrictions related to DEI and gender identity.
• Plaintiffs including 16 Democratic-led states and public-health groups argue the terminations will cause “incalculable” harm to research and public health.
• U.S. District Judge William G. Young had earlier found the cancellations arbitrary and discriminatory, and further proceedings are expected in multiple courts.