The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration on Thursday to enact millions in research funding cuts in its anti-DEI initiative.
In a 5-4 decision, the court lifted an order blocking $783 million in cuts enacted by the National Institutes of Health.
Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts sided with the court's three liberal justices in dissent, while the conservative wing approved the decision. The court blocked the Trump administration's anti-DEI guidance on future funding with a vote from Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
The Supreme Court win for the Trump administration bolsters their mission to cut government spending across the capital. Opponents of the administration's cuts to public health argue they will cause “incalculable losses in public health and human life.”
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