A federal judge in Massachusetts has granted a restraining order against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its recent research funding cut after 22 states filed a lawsuit to block the order.

U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley, nominated by former President Biden, granted a request for a temporary restraining order issued Friday on NIH's Rate Change Notice, which cut indirect cost rates to a standard rate of 15 percent. This funding went toward administrative and facility costs of conducting research.

On Monday, the attorneys general for 22 states

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