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Sep. 19, 2025
Federal judge signals partial injunction over canceled UC research grants
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin of San Francisco said she is inclined to grant at least part of a preliminary injunction for University of California researchers whose grants were canceled by the NIH, Defense and Transportation Departments via form letters, distinguishing the case from a recent Supreme Court stay in a similar Massachusetts suit and pressing a Justice Department lawyer on his assertion that some plaintiffs cannot sue in any court.
A federal judge in San Francisco said Thursday she would likely grant at least part of a preliminary injunction in favor of University of California researchers whose grants were terminated by three federal agencies via form letter.
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin made her comments at the end of an hourlong hearing on the plaintiffs' motion for an injunction and class certification over the cancellation of their grants by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of De...
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