Over 20 states are suing the Trump administration over planned cuts to funding at medical and public health research institutions nationwide.
"We will not allow the Trump Administration to unlawfully undermine our economy, hamstring our competitiveness, or play politics with our public health," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said
The coalition of 22 state attorneys general is challenging, in a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts' federal court, a change to how the hospitals and universities are funding, dropping payments for what are known asIt's the latest lawsuit against the federal government filed by a group of attorneys general that have already won court orders for temporary pauses to other Trump administration policies.
"Massachusetts is the medical research capital of the country. We are the proud home of nation-leading universities and research institutions that save lives, create jobs, and help secure a better future," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said in a statement."We will not allow the Trump Administration to unlawfully undermine our economy, hamstring our competitiveness, or play politics with our public health.
President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship for undocumented parents went before a federal judge in Boston Friday morning. Both opponents, like Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, and supporters of Trump's executive order suspect it will end up before the Supreme Court. And NBC10 Boston political commentator Sue O'Connell explains why Massachusetts' federal courts are emerging as a preferred venue for challenges to Trump's orders.
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