Rhode Island's Peter Neronha and a group of counterparts say a federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order to cut funding for medical research.
Neronha says the preliminary injunction protects critical funds for biomedical research including lab, faculty, infrastructure, and utility costs.
“Today’s preliminary injunction is a critical win for the health of Americans everywhere,” said Attorney General Neronha. “People lead healthier lives because of the extraordinary, groundbreaking medical research conducted at institutions like URI, Brown, and countless others; research that yields public health advancements upon which many of us rely, whether we realize it or not. And so, as long as this Administration continues its illegal acts, in this case and others, we will continue fighting for justice on behalf of the American people.”
The preliminary injunction protects critical funds that facilitate biomedical research, like lab, faculty, infrastructure, and utility costs. Without them, the lifesaving and life-changing medical research in which the United States has long been a leader, could be compromised.
The ruling comes after a coalition of 22 attorneys general filed a lawsuit.
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