New lawsuit accuses Trump administration of blocking NIH grants as form of censorship
Summary
Researchers have filed a lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH), claiming the Trump administration blocked and canceled scientific grants to censor topics it disagrees with. The lawsuit says the government used a list of 235 keywords to stop funding on issues like gender and climate change, which violates the First Amendment.Key Facts
- The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in San Francisco by researchers, with support from groups like the ACLU.
- The Trump administration used a list of 235 keywords to identify and block grant topics.
- More than 5,700 NIH grants were disrupted starting in 2025, with over 4,500 later restored.
- Researchers working on topics such as Alzheimer’s disease, gender equity, and health equity reported losing funding and having to cancel projects.
- The ACLU says this blocks free speech by pressuring scientists to avoid certain subjects.
- NIH grants are normally awarded through a peer review process that evaluates scientific merit.
- The government denies funding to projects it sees as producing views it doesn’t agree with.
- The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees NIH, did not respond to requests for comment.
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