The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling Thursday, enabled the Trump administration to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants linked to diversity initiatives.

The decision partially lifts a Boston-based judge's ruling that declared the cancellations illegal and blocked the administration from moving forward.

Five of the court's six Republican-appointed justices sided with the administration: Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.

Chief Justice John Roberts voted with the court's three Democratic-appointed justices in dissent.

It marks the 18th time the........

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