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Attorney General Mayes Secures Nationwide Injunction to Protect NIH Funding from Trump Cuts

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Published on March 06, 2025
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A nationwide preliminary injunction was granted, blocking the Trump Administration's efforts to cut funding for medical research. The court's decision, supported by Attorney General Mayes and officials from 21 states, ensures continued federal support for health research at universities and institutions, according to the Arizona Attorney General.

A U.S. District Court in Massachusetts swiftly issued a temporary restraining order, later replaced by a preliminary injunction, in the Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health lawsuit against the Trump administration, preventing funding cuts to university labs and research institutions. This decision ensures continued National Institutes of Health funding, which has been crucial to U.S. scientific achievements, including cancer therapies, genomic sequencing, and Nobel Prize-winning research, securing ongoing medical advancements, as reported by the Arizona Attorney General.

Attorney General Mayes, leading a coalition of attorneys general from states including Arizona, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Michigan, secured a nationwide injunction to prevent funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health proposed by the Trump administration. The ruling is crucial in preserving federal grants, which are vital to medical research in the U.S. Mayes emphasized, "This ruling is a victory for life-saving medical research and the millions of people who have benefited from it," and criticized the reckless cuts. The coalition's efforts ensure the continued advancement of medical progress and the protection of public health and innovation, as stated by the Arizona Attorney General.