California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts has issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump Administration's proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. The court's decision halts these funding reductions from taking effect, following a lawsuit filed by Bonta and a coalition of 22 attorneys general.
Bonta expressed satisfaction with the court's prompt action, stating, "I am pleased that the federal district court has promptly granted our request for a temporary restraining order. The Trump Administration unlawfully sought to eviscerate funding for medical research, and they are now blocked from doing so." He emphasized the importance of this decision in protecting ongoing research efforts in California: "Public and private universities in California are doing life-saving research that would otherwise be disrupted."
The temporary restraining order remains effective within the Plaintiff States until further notice from the court.
A copy of the court’s order granting the temporary restraining order is available online.