Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongside a coalition of 24 attorneys general, has secured a preliminary injunction mandating the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release nearly $11 billion in public health grants nationwide. This includes $379.3 million owed to Michigan. The lawsuit, filed in April, aims to invalidate Secretary Robert Kennedy’s decision and HHS’s actions that terminated these grants across several states.
"The Trump Administration cannot trample the rule of law to serve the President’s political agenda, and I am pleased with the Court’s decision to block its unlawful attempt to withhold millions in Congressionally authorized and appropriated public health grants from Michigan," stated Nessel. She emphasized that this ruling will allow Michigan to continue essential public health services such as infectious disease control and vaccinations for children and vulnerable adults.
The injunction is specific to the states involved in the litigation and requires HHS to report on compliance measures by June 20. Joining Nessel in this legal action are attorneys general from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, Wisconsin; along with governors from Kentucky and Pennsylvania.