The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), alongside a coalition of public health organizations, unions, and researchers, has filed a sweeping federal lawsuit accusing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of unlawfully canceling research grants due to political and ideological pressure.
The lawsuit, filed on April 2 at the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, said the NIH terminated grants tied to hundreds of research projects on topics such as diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), racial disparities, COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, LGBTQ health, and international collaboration.
