COURT ISSUES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST THE SLASHING OF RESEARCH FUNDING BY THE NIH!! 1/7 - ThreadSky

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explainingthelaw.com • 51 days ago

COURT ISSUES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST THE SLASHING OF RESEARCH FUNDING BY THE NIH!! 1/7

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explainingthelaw.com•51 days ago

A preliminary injunction is a much bigger deal than a TRO, the issuance of an injunction means the Court has reviewed the facts and the merits of the case, and believes that the injunction is warranted to stop (further) irreparable harm. (See second screenshot from the court order) 2/7

explainingthelaw.com•51 days ago

Said the Court in the order putting the injunction in place:

"The National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) issued a Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates (NOT-OD-25-068) (“Rate Change Notice”) on Friday night, February 7, 2025... 3/7

explainingthelaw.com•51 days ago

... slashing and capping previously negotiated indirect cost rates on all existing and future grant awards for biomedical research, with an effective date of February 10. This Notice impacts thousands of existing grants, totaling billions of dollars across all 50 states ... 4/7

explainingthelaw.com•51 days ago

... a unilateral change over a weekend, without regard for on-going research and clinical trials. The imminent risk of halting life-saving clinical trials, disrupting the development of innovative medical research and treatment, and shuttering of research facilities, ... 5/7

explainingthelaw.com•51 days ago

without regard for current patient care, warranted the issuance of a nationwide temporary restraining order to maintain the status quo, until the matter could be fully addressed before the Court. ... 6/7

explainingthelaw.com•51 days ago

... Following full briefing and oral argument by the parties, as well as review of accepted amicus briefs, the Court GRANTS a nationwide preliminary injunction." 7/7

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