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National Institutes of Health, et al., Applicants v. American Public Health Association, et al.

Application · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 25-1611, 25-1612


Application granted in part · August 21, 2025

Counsel of record

For petitioner
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

For respondent
Gerard Justin Cedrone
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Argument & decision

Decided August 21, 2025. Opinion by Per Curiam.

Proceedings

  1. Aug 21 2025
    Application (25A103) referred to the Court.
  2. Aug 21 2025
    Application (25A103) for stay presented to Justice Jackson and by her referred to the Court is granted in part and denied in part. The application is granted as to the District Court’s judgments vacating the Government’s termination of various research-related grants. See Department of Ed. v. California, 604 U. S. ___ (2025) (per curiam). [See Detached Opinion for full order language] The application is otherwise denied. The Chief Justice, Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would deny the application in full. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, Justice Gorsuch, and Justice Kavanaugh would grant the application in full. (Detached Opinion) Justice Barrett concurs. (Detached Opinion) The Chief Justice, with whom Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson join, concurs in parts and dissents in part. (Detached Opinion) Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Kavanaugh joins, concurs in part and dissents in part. (Detached Opinion) Justice Kavanaugh concurs in part and dissents in part. (Detached Opinion) Justice Jackson concurs in part and dissents in part. (Detached Opinion)
  3. Aug 04 2025
    Reply of applicant National Institutes of Health, et al. filed.
  4. Aug 01 2025
    Response to application from respondents Massachusetts, et al. filed.
  5. Aug 01 2025
    Response to application from respondents American Public Health Association, et al. filed.
  6. Aug 01 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of The Association of American Medical Colleges, et al. filed.
  7. Aug 01 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Society for Cell Biology filed.
  8. Jul 25 2025
    Response to application (25A103) requested by Justice Jackson, due by 4p.m. (EDT) on August 1, 2025.
  9. Jul 24 2025
    Application (25A103) for a stay, submitted to Justice Jackson.