Press Release  AG Campbell Issues Statement On Supreme Court Decision In NIH v. APHA

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to today’s 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in NIH v. APHA, holding that plaintiffs can seek relief on National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant terminations only in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. In the meantime, the order allows the Trump Administration to withhold grant funding for lifesaving medical and public health research. 

“The Supreme Court’s decision is wrong and deeply disappointing. Even though the Court did not dispute that the Trump Administration’s decision to cut critical medical and public health research is illegal, they ordered the recipients of that funding – hospitals, researchers, and the state – to jump through more hoops to get it back,” said AG Campbell. “All the while, our research institutions, economy, and residents who depend on this lifesaving medical research will suffer. Even if accountability is delayed, we won’t stop fighting to protect this funding, our residents, and our rule of law.” 

In April 2025, AG Campbell co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant funding issued by the NIH, including through unreasonable and intentional delays in reviewing grant applications and terminating hundreds of already-issued grants, based on the projects’ perceived connection to DEI, transgender issues, or other topics disfavored by the Administration. In June, a federal judge blocked the Trump Administration from terminating the grant funding, declaring the move illegal and specifically condemning “clear” evidence of discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community and racial minorities. 

Today’s Supreme Court order comes in response to the Trump Administration’s request for a stay of that ruling.

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