Case: American Public Health Association v. National Institutes of Health

1:25-cv-10787 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 2, 2025

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Case Summary

This case challenged the abrupt termination of numerous National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research projects and the halting of grant application processes. On April 2, 2025, the American Public Health Association; IBIS Reproductive Health; International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers (UAW); and four private plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs, consisting of leading health research organizations and individual research scientists, sued the National Institutes of Health and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The plaintiffs were represented by counsel from the Protect Democracy Project, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. This case was assigned to Judge Brian E. Murphy.

The lawsuit arose from a series of government directives beginning in February 2025 aimed at terminating NIH-funded research on topics and populations the administration disfavored, including “gender identity,” “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI), “vaccine hesitancy,” and studies involving certain foreign entities. According to the complaint, these directives followed President Trump’s January 2025 executive orders seeking to end equity-related programs and grants. The plaintiffs alleged that, in response, NIH issued guidance instructing staff to identify and terminate grants in these categories. This led to the abrupt termination of ongoing projects—many years in progress with significant financial and time investments—and the refusal to consider certain pending applications, including those aimed at diversifying researcher backgrounds. The plaintiffs argued that these terminations lacked scientifically valid reasons and disregarded established NIH protocols, which normally require non-compliance or cause to justify termination.

In their complaint, the plaintiffs asserted multiple legal claims:

Count I alleged that the defendants' actions, including grant terminations, refusal to consider applications, and the issuance of the Directives, were arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). They argued that the NIH failed to provide adequate reasoning, ignored relevant data and reliance interests, contradicted its prior policies and strategic plans, relied on improper external mandates, and acted contrary to its own regulations and statutes.
Count II claimed that the grant terminations were not in accordance with the law under the APA because the NIH improperly relied on an updated OMB guidance regarding grant termination for agency priorities that had not yet been adopted by HHS regulations at the time of the terminations, and because the terminations violated the terms of the NIH Grants Policy Statements.
Count III asserted that the defendants exceeded their statutory authority under the APA by acting contrary to congressional mandates requiring NIH to promote health equity and address health disparities.
Count IV alleged a violation of constitutional rights under the APA, specifically pointing to the vagueness of the Directives as detailed in Count VI.
Count V claimed that the defendants unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed the consideration of grant applications in violation of the APA.
Count VI asserted a violation of the Fifth Amendment, arguing that the Directives were void for vagueness because their undefined terms failed to provide fair notice of what research was prohibited and encouraged arbitrary enforcement.
Finally, Count VII alleged a violation of the separation of powers, arguing that the Executive Branch unlawfully usurped Congress's legislative authority by ignoring and acting contrary to statutory mandates for NIH.

The plaintiffs sought declaratory relief to have the court declare the defendants’ actions unlawful and unconstitutional, along with temporary and permanent injunctions to prevent the enforcement of the directives, including further grant terminations and withholding of application reviews. They requested an order requiring NIH to restore the terminated grants retroactively and to review all properly submitted applications in accordance with existing NIH policies and strategic plans. Additionally, the plaintiffs sought regular status reports from the defendants confirming compliance with any court orders, an injunction protecting them from any retaliatory consequences for their involvement in the litigation, and an award of their reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees.

On April 25, 2025, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and a motion for a protective order. In the preliminary injunction motion, they sought the Court’s intervention to halt the ongoing disruption caused by the defendants’ alleged unlawful and unconstitutional actions. In the protective order motion, the plaintiffs requested that the Court safeguard the names and other identifying information of certain organizational declarants from unnecessary disclosure to the defendants and prevent their participation in the litigation from being used for any potentially retaliatory purposes.

On May 1, 2025, Judge Murphy recused himself and the case was reassigned to Judge William G. Young.

Between April and June 2025, a wide range of academic institutions, professional associations, civil rights organizations, and attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a series of amicus briefs. These briefs collectively underscored the broad alarm within the scientific, academic, and public health communities regarding the sweeping implications of the challenged NIH policies. They emphasized the dangers of politicizing scientific grantmaking, warned against the erosion of established peer review protocols, and highlighted the discouraging effect on critical research related to marginalized populations, public health misinformation, and global health collaboration. Several amici also detailed the institutional and societal harms caused by abruptly halting ongoing projects—pointing to disruptions to career trajectories, institutional partnerships, and public trust in federal research systems.

On May 22, 2025, the court held a status conference to clarify the procedural posture of the case, focusing on the defendants’ earlier filings that raised jurisdictional and legal sufficiency challenges. During the conference, Judge Young and the parties discussed treating portions of the government’s prior briefing as a de facto motion to dismiss. The judge noted that resolving these threshold legal issues early would help streamline the litigation. On May 28, 2025, Judge Young held a hearing on the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. The plaintiffs emphasized the immediate and irreversible harms resulting from the abrupt termination of their NIH-funded research, as well as the chilling effect on future scientific inquiry. The defendants responded that NIH had acted within its discretion in realigning grant priorities in accordance with updated government policy.

Then, on May 30, 2025, Judge Young issued a Memorandum and Order formally resolving the construed motion to dismiss. 2025 WL 1548611. The court dismissed without prejudice Counts IV (vagueness under the APA), VI (vagueness under the Fifth Amendment), and VII (separation-of-powers claim), finding that they were either insufficiently pleaded or jurisdictionally improper. However, it denied dismissal as to the remaining claims—Counts I–III (arbitrary-and-capricious, failure-to-follow-law, statutory overreach) and Count V (unreasonable delay)—allowing those claims to proceed. This order narrowed the litigation to the core equitable and statutory challenges related to grant reinstatement and procedural fairness, while preserving plaintiffs’ ability to refile the dismissed constitutional claims at a later stage if appropriate.

On June 16, 2025, Judge Young issued a temporary order barring further grant terminations and granted the protective order in part, allowing limited redactions of declarant identities to prevent retaliation. That same day, he granted the preliminary injunction, concluding that NIH’s termination of numerous grants was “arbitrary, unlawful, and discriminatory.” The court ordered NIH to reinstate funding for affected grants and resume review of pending applications per established procedures—emphasizing the unprecedented and unlawful nature of NIH’s actions. The injunction took immediate effect.

Shortly after, on June 20, 2025, the defendants filed a renewed motion to dismiss, arguing that the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over certain claims, particularly those seeking monetary relief, which they contended must be brought in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims under the Tucker Act. They also argued that some claims were nonjusticiable and that the plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue relief for future or speculative harms.

Then, on June 23, 2025, Judge Young entered a partial final judgment, formally resolving the preliminary injunction and protective order rulings to permit immediate appellate review. 2025 WL 1747128. That same day, the defendants filed a notice of appeal to the First Circuit and moved to stay enforcement of the injunction pending appeal. On June 24, Judge Young issued an order clarifying that the injunction remains in effect and that the June 23 partial final judgment only applied to the injunctive phase. 2025 WL 1745899.

On June 30, 2025, the plaintiffs filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss, asserting that their claims sought equitable relief, not monetary damages, and were properly within the district court’s jurisdiction.

On July 2, 2025, the court issued a supplemental judgment order, reaffirming that the earlier injunction would remain in force during the appeal and reiterating that the judgment covered only the resolved portion of the case. The next day, on July 3, the defendants filed an emergency motion to stay the district court’s orders pending appeal, seeking expedited relief from the First Circuit to halt enforcement of the preliminary injunction. On July 4, 2025, the First Circuit denied the request for immediate relief and noted its intent to rule on the broader stay relief "as soon as practicable" after the completion of briefing.

The litigation remains ongoing on two tracks: continued merits proceedings in the district court and an active appeal in the First Circuit concerning the scope and validity of the injunction.

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Victoria Tan (7/3/2025)

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Agarwal, Shalini Goel (Massachusetts)

Agathocleous, Alexis (Massachusetts)

Akselrod, Olga (Massachusetts)

Brinckerhoff, Matthew (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Defendant

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Barbero, Megan (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Agarwal, Shalini Goel (Massachusetts)

Agathocleous, Alexis (Massachusetts)

Akselrod, Olga (Massachusetts)

Brinckerhoff, Matthew (Massachusetts)

Desruisseaux, Michel-Ange (Massachusetts)

Heanue, Oscar (Massachusetts)

Maazel, Ilann Margalit (Massachusetts)

Mankofsky, Lisa (Massachusetts)

Meeropol, Rachel Anne (Massachusetts)

Ortiz, Alejandro (Massachusetts)

Parreno, Kenneth (Massachusetts)

Rossman, Jessie J. (Massachusetts)

Schlossberg, Suzanne (Massachusetts)

Selver, Max Roller (Massachusetts)

Watson, Leah (Massachusetts)

Zazzaro, Sydney Kathryn (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Defendant

George, Abraham R.

Khetarpal, Anuj K. (Massachusetts)

Lockhart, Donald Campbell

Tenny, Daniel

Wei, Benjamin C.

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Barbero, Megan (Massachusetts)

Bueker, John P. (Massachusetts)

Hallward-Driemeier, Douglas (Massachusetts)

Keraga, Kyle (Massachusetts)

Locaria, Dismas (Massachusetts)

Marcy, Emily Rose (Massachusetts)

Shah, Amish Aajay (Massachusetts)

Webster, Stephanie A. (Massachusetts)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 1:25-cv-10787	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 Complaint
41 1:25-cv-10787	Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction	April 25, 2025	April 25, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
37 1:25-cv-10787	Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction	April 25, 2025	April 25, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
76 1:25-cv-10787	Brief	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
84 1:25-cv-10787	Memorandum and Order	May 30, 2025	May 30, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 1548611
120 1:25-cv-10787	Stipulated Protective Order Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al. v. Kennedy Jr.	June 16, 2025	June 16, 2025 Order/Opinion
131 1:25-cv-10787	Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Unreasonable Delay Claims	June 20, 2025	June 20, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
141 1:25-cv-10787	Memorandum in Support of Defendants' Motion for a Stay of the Court's June 23 Partial Judgments Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kennedy	June 23, 2025	June 23, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
138 1:25-cv-10787	[Proposed] Rule 54(b) Partial Final Judgment	June 23, 2025	June 23, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 1747128
147 1:25-cv-10787	Order	June 24, 2025	June 24, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 1745899

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OPM Memo - Guidance on Implementing President Trump’s Executive Order titled, “Restoring Accountability To Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce” Charles Ezell	Providing guidance to the Heads and Acting Heads of all federal departments and agencies as to what types of federal positions should be reclassified under Executive Orders 14171 and 13957 as policy-…	Jan. 27, 2025	Jan. 27, 2025 https://www.opm.gov/...
EO 14173 - Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity President Donald Trump	Ordering all federal agencies and departments to terminate all DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility) policies and programs, and directing the Attorney General and Secretary of Education …	Jan. 21, 2025	Jan. 21, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...
EO 14151 - Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing President Donald Trump	Directing the Office of Management and Budget to coordinate the termination of all diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEI and DEIA) programs in the federal government.	Jan. 20, 2025	Jan. 20, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...
EO 14168 - Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government President Donald Trump	Declaring that the United States government recognized two biologically-defined sexes, male and female and implementing this definition of gender in various legal spaces, including but not limited to…	Jan. 20, 2025	Jan. 20, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69835536/american-public-health-association-v-national-institutes-of-health/

Last updated July 16, 2025, 3:07 p.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT For Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants Filing fee: $ 405, receipt number AMADC-10928559 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Exhibit A, # 2 Category Form Exhibit B)(Rossman, Jessie) Modified on 4/2/2025 to modify docket text (CEH). (Main Document 1 replaced on 4/4/2025) (MBM). (Entered: 04/02/2025) 1 Civil Cover Sheet Exhibit A View on RECAP 2 Category Form Exhibit B View on RECAP	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 Clearinghouse
	Notice of Case Assignment	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 PACER
2	ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. District Judge Patti B. Saris assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley. (JKK) (Entered: 04/02/2025)	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 PACER
3	Summons Issued as to Jay Bhattacharya, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (CEH) (Entered: 04/02/2025)	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 PACER
4	NOTICE of Appearance by Suzanne Schlossberg on behalf of American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis (Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/02/2025)	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 PACER
5	District Judge Patti B. Saris: ENDORSED ORDER entered re 1 Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants filed by American Public Health Association, Nicole Maphis, United Auto Workers, Peter Lurie, Brittany Charlton, Ibis Reproductive Health, Katie Edwards. "Pursuant to U.S. C. § 455(a), I recuse myself on the ground my impartiality might reasonably be questioned." (CGK) (Entered: 04/02/2025)	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 RECAP
6	District Judge Patti B. Saris: ORDER entered. ORDER OF RECUSAL. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), I recuse myself on the ground that my impartiality might reasonably be questioned and direct the clerk forthwith to reassign the case randomly to another District Judge.(CGK) (Entered: 04/02/2025)	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 RECAP
7	ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Reassignment. Judge Brian E. Murphy assigned to case. (RN) (Entered: 04/02/2025)	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 PACER
8	NOTICE of Appearance by Anuj K. Khetarpal on behalf of United States Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya (Khetarpal, Anuj) (Entered: 04/07/2025)	April 7, 2025	April 7, 2025 PACER
9	Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Olga Akselrod Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10945811 by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Certificate)(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/10/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Certificate View on PACER	April 10, 2025	April 10, 2025 PACER
10	Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Alexis Agathocleous Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10945813 by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Certificate)(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/10/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Certificate View on PACER	April 10, 2025	April 10, 2025 PACER
11	Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Shalini Goel Agarwal Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10945817 by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Certificate)(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/10/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Certificate View on PACER	April 10, 2025	April 10, 2025 PACER
12	Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Michel-Ange Desruisseaux Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10945818 by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Certificate)(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/10/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Certificate View on PACER	April 10, 2025	April 10, 2025 PACER
13	Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Oscar Heanue Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10945822 by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Certificate)(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/10/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Certificate View on PACER	April 10, 2025	April 10, 2025 PACER
14	Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Lisa S. Mankofsky Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10945823 by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Certificate)(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/10/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Certificate View on PACER	April 10, 2025	April 10, 2025 PACER
15	Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Rachel Meeropol Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10945828 by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Certificate)(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/10/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Certificate View on PACER	April 10, 2025	April 10, 2025 PACER
16	Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Alejandro Ortiz Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10945830 by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Certificate)(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/10/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Certificate View on PACER	April 10, 2025	April 10, 2025 PACER
17	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 9 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Olga Akselrod. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	April 11, 2025	April 11, 2025 PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear	April 11, 2025	April 11, 2025 PACER
18	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 10 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Alexis Agathocleous. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	April 11, 2025	April 11, 2025 PACER
19	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 11 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Shalini Goel Agarwal. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	April 11, 2025	April 11, 2025 PACER
20	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Michel-Ange Desruisseaux. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	April 11, 2025	April 11, 2025 PACER
21	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 13 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Oscar Heanue. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	April 11, 2025	April 11, 2025 PACER
22	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 14 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Lisa S. Mankofsky. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	April 11, 2025	April 11, 2025 PACER
23	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 15 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Rachel Meeropol. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	April 11, 2025	April 11, 2025 PACER
24	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 16 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Alejandro Ortiz. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	April 11, 2025	April 11, 2025 PACER
25	NOTICE of Appearance by Alexis Agathocleous on behalf of American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis (Agathocleous, Alexis) (Entered: 04/14/2025)	April 14, 2025	April 14, 2025 PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages	April 14, 2025	April 14, 2025 PACER
26	NOTICE of Appearance by Olga Akselrod on behalf of American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis (Akselrod, Olga) (Entered: 04/14/2025)	April 14, 2025	April 14, 2025 PACER
27	NOTICE of Appearance by Rachel Anne Meeropol on behalf of American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis (Meeropol, Rachel) (Entered: 04/14/2025)	April 14, 2025	April 14, 2025 PACER
28	MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis.(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/14/2025)	April 14, 2025	April 14, 2025 RECAP
29	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 28 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages ; Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (MBM) (Entered: 04/14/2025)	April 14, 2025	April 14, 2025 PACER
30	NOTICE of Appearance by Oscar Heanue on behalf of American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis (Heanue, Oscar) (Entered: 04/15/2025)	April 15, 2025	April 15, 2025 PACER
31	NOTICE of Appearance by Alejandro Ortiz on behalf of American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis (Ortiz, Alejandro) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	April 16, 2025	April 16, 2025 PACER
32	NOTICE of Appearance by Lisa Mankofsky on behalf of American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis (Mankofsky, Lisa) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	April 16, 2025	April 16, 2025 PACER
33	MOTION to Seal by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis.(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/23/2025)	April 23, 2025	April 23, 2025 PACER
34	MEMORANDUM in Support re 33 MOTION to Seal filed by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 04/23/2025)	April 23, 2025	April 23, 2025 RECAP
35	NOTICE of Appearance by Shalini Goel Agarwal on behalf of American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis (Agarwal, Shalini) (Entered: 04/24/2025)	April 24, 2025	April 24, 2025 RECAP
	Order on Motion to Seal	April 24, 2025	April 24, 2025 PACER
36	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 33 Motion to Seal. Counsel will receive an email within twenty-four (24) hours of this order with instructions for submitting sealed documents for which leave has been granted in accordance with the Local Rules of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (MBM) (Entered: 04/24/2025)	April 24, 2025	April 24, 2025 PACER
37	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Proposed Order)(Rossman, Jessie) (Entered: 04/25/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Proposed Order View on RECAP	April 25, 2025	April 25, 2025 Clearinghouse
38	DECLARATION re 37 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28, # 29 Exhibit 29, # 30 Exhibit 30, # 31 Exhibit 31, # 32 Exhibit 32, # 33 Exhibit 33, # 34 Exhibit 34, # 35 Exhibit 35, # 36 Exhibit 36, # 37 Exhibit 37, # 38 Exhibit 38, # 39 Exhibit 39, # 40 Exhibit 40, # 41 Exhibit 41, # 42 Exhibit 42)(Rossman, Jessie) (Entered: 04/25/2025) 1 Exhibit 1 View on RECAP 2 Exhibit 2 View on RECAP 3 Exhibit 3 View on RECAP 4 Exhibit 4 View on RECAP 5 Exhibit 5 View on PACER 6 Exhibit 6 View on PACER 7 Exhibit 7 View on RECAP 8 Exhibit 8 View on RECAP 9 Exhibit 9 View on RECAP 10 Exhibit 10 View on PACER 11 Exhibit 11 View on RECAP 12 Exhibit 12 View on RECAP 13 Exhibit 13 View on RECAP 14 Exhibit 14 View on RECAP 15 Exhibit 15 View on RECAP 16 Exhibit 16 View on RECAP 17 Exhibit 17 View on RECAP 18 Exhibit 18 View on RECAP 19 Exhibit 19 View on RECAP 20 Exhibit 20 View on RECAP 21 Exhibit 21 View on RECAP 22 Exhibit 22 View on RECAP 23 Exhibit 23 View on RECAP 24 Exhibit 24 View on RECAP 25 Exhibit 25 View on RECAP 26 Exhibit 26 View on RECAP 27 Exhibit 27 View on RECAP 28 Exhibit 28 View on RECAP 29 Exhibit 29 View on RECAP 30 Exhibit 30 View on RECAP 31 Exhibit 31 View on RECAP 32 Exhibit 32 View on RECAP 33 Exhibit 33 View on RECAP 34 Exhibit 34 View on RECAP 35 Exhibit 35 View on RECAP 36 Exhibit 36 View on RECAP 37 Exhibit 37 View on RECAP 38 Exhibit 38 View on RECAP 39 Exhibit 39 View on RECAP 40 Exhibit 40 View on RECAP 41 Exhibit 41 View on RECAP 42 Exhibit 42 View on RECAP	April 25, 2025	April 25, 2025 RECAP
39	MOTION for Protective Order Regarding Certain Organizational Declarants by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Proposed Order)(Rossman, Jessie) (Entered: 04/25/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Proposed Order View on PACER	April 25, 2025	April 25, 2025 RECAP
40	MEMORANDUM in Support re 39 MOTION for Protective Order Regarding Certain Organizational Declarants filed by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Rossman, Jessie) (Entered: 04/25/2025)	April 25, 2025	April 25, 2025 RECAP
41	MEMORANDUM in Support re 37 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by American Public Health Association, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis. (Rossman, Jessie) (Entered: 04/25/2025)	April 25, 2025	April 25, 2025 Clearinghouse
42	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Defendants are ordered to respond to the Motion for Protective Order (Dkt. 39 ) by 5 p.m. on May 5, 2025.(MBM) (Entered: 04/28/2025)	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 PACER
	Order	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 PACER
43	Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Amish Aajay Shah on behalf of Association of American Medical Colleges, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, Association of American Universities, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, COGR, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. (Shah, Amish) (Entered: 04/28/2025)	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 RECAP
44	Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Douglas Hallward-Driemeier on behalf of American Association of State Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, COGR, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. (Hallward-Driemeier, Douglas) (Entered: 04/28/2025)	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 PACER
45	Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by John P. Bueker on behalf of American Association of State Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, COGR, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. (Bueker, John) (Entered: 04/28/2025)	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 PACER
46	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Stephanie A. Webster Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10976480 by American Association of State Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, COGR, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.(Bueker, John) (Additional attachment(s) added on 4/29/2025: # 1 Certificate of Stephanie A. Webster) (MBM). (Entered: 04/28/2025)	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 PACER
47	MOTION for Leave to File AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (Unopposed) by American Association of State Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, COGR, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF)(Bueker, John) (Entered: 04/28/2025)	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 PACER
48	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 46 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Stephanie A. Webster. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (MBM) (Entered: 04/29/2025)	April 29, 2025	April 29, 2025 PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear	April 29, 2025	April 29, 2025 PACER
49	Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Stephanie A. Webster on behalf of American Association of State Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. (Webster, Stephanie) (Entered: 04/29/2025)	April 29, 2025	April 29, 2025 PACER
50	NOTICE of Appearance by Michel-Ange Desruisseaux on behalf of Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, American Public Health Association, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers (Desruisseaux, Michel-Ange) (Entered: 04/29/2025)	April 29, 2025	April 29, 2025 PACER
51	Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER OF RECUSAL - In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), I hereby recuse myself from this proceeding. The Clerk is directed to return the case for reassignment.Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10814-BEM, 1:25-cv-10787-BEM(BIB) (Entered: 05/01/2025)	May 1, 2025	May 1, 2025 PACER
	Notice of Reassignment	May 1, 2025	May 1, 2025 PACER
	Order Of Recusal	May 1, 2025	May 1, 2025 PACER
52	ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Reassignment. Judge William G. Young added. Judge Brian E. Murphy no longer assigned to case. (CM) (Entered: 05/01/2025)	May 1, 2025	May 1, 2025 PACER
53	Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE by Megan Barbero on behalf of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Microbiology, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Sociological Association, Association for Women in Science, Ecological Society of America, Gerontological Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry of North America (Barbero, Megan) Modified on 5/2/2025to Correct Filing Event as Counsel Filed Their Appearance Under the Wrong Event in CM/ECF (MAP). (Entered: 05/02/2025)	May 2, 2025	May 2, 2025 PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear	May 2, 2025	May 2, 2025 PACER
54	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Dismas Locaria Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10985379 by American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Sociological Association, Association for Women in Science, Ecological Society of America, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Gerontological Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry of North America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certification of Dismas Locaria)(Barbero, Megan) (Entered: 05/02/2025)	May 2, 2025	May 2, 2025 PACER
55	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Kyle H. Keraga Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10985410 by American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Sociological Association, Association for Women in Science, Ecological Society of America, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Gerontological Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry of North America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certification of Kyle H. Keraga)(Barbero, Megan) (Entered: 05/02/2025)	May 2, 2025	May 2, 2025 PACER
56	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Emily R. Marcy Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10985426 by American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Sociological Association, Association for Women in Science, Ecological Society of America, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Gerontological Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry of North America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certification of Emily R. Marcy)(Barbero, Megan) (Entered: 05/02/2025)	May 2, 2025	May 2, 2025 PACER
57	Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 54 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Dismas Locaria. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm. Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAP) (Entered: 05/02/2025)	May 2, 2025	May 2, 2025 PACER
58	Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 55 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Kyle H. Keraga. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm. Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAP) (Entered: 05/02/2025)	May 2, 2025	May 2, 2025 PACER
59	Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 56 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Emily R. Marcy. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm. Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAP) (Entered: 05/02/2025)	May 2, 2025	May 2, 2025 PACER
60	MOTION for Leave to File AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Sociological Association, Association for Women in Science, Ecological Society of America, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Gerontological Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry of North America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Curiae Brief)(Barbero, Megan) (Entered: 05/02/2025)	May 2, 2025	May 2, 2025 PACER
61	Assented to MOTION for Protective Order and Joint Motion for Briefing Schedule by Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, American Public Health Association, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Agreed Proposed Protective Order)(Rossman, Jessie) (Entered: 05/02/2025) 1 Exhibit Agreed Proposed Protective Order View on PACER	May 2, 2025	May 2, 2025 PACER
62	Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered allowed 61 Assented to MOTION for Protective Order and Joint Motion for Briefing Schedule. (Entered: 05/06/2025)	May 5, 2025	May 5, 2025 PACER
63	Judge William G. Young ORDER entered: PROTECTIVE ORDER Regarding Certain Organizational Declarants. (MAP) (Entered: 05/06/2025)	May 5, 2025	May 5, 2025 RECAP
64	ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion 37 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction : Motion Hearing set for 5/22/2025 11:00 AM in Courtroom 18 (In person with remote access provided) before Judge William G. Young. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html.For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the general orders and public notices of the Court available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact the session here.(KB) (Entered: 05/06/2025)	May 6, 2025	May 6, 2025 PACER
	Order on Motion for Protective Order	May 6, 2025	May 6, 2025 PACER
	Notice Setting or Resetting Hearing on Motion	May 6, 2025	May 6, 2025 PACER
65	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by Nicole Maphis, Ibis Reproductive Health, American Public Health Association, Peter Lurie, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards. All Defendants. Acknowledgement filed by Nicole Maphis, Ibis Reproductive Health, American Public Health Association, Peter Lurie, United Auto Workers, Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-National Institutes of Health, # 2 Exhibit B-Jay Bhattacharya, # 3 Exhibit C-U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, # 4 Exhibit D-Robert F. Kennedy Jr., # 5 Exhibit E-U.S. Attorney General, # 6 Exhibit F-U.S. Attorney, District of MA)(Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 05/07/2025)	May 7, 2025	May 7, 2025 PACER
66	Opposition re 37 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Jay Bhattacharya, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Attachments: # 1 Lorsch Declaration, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B)(Khetarpal, Anuj) (Entered: 05/12/2025) 1 Lorsch Declaration View on RECAP 2 Exhibit A View on RECAP 3 Exhibit B View on RECAP	May 12, 2025	May 12, 2025 RECAP
67	Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Dismas Locaria on behalf of American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Sociological Association, Association for Women in Science, Ecological Society of America, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Gerontological Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry of North America (Locaria, Dismas) Modified on 5/13/2025 to Correct Docket as Counsel Filed the Appearance Under the Wrong Event in CM/ECF. (MAP). (Entered: 05/13/2025)	May 13, 2025	May 13, 2025 PACER
68	Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Kyle Keraga on behalf of American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Sociological Association, Association for Women in Science, Ecological Society of America, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Gerontological Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry of North America (Keraga, Kyle) Modified on 5/13/2025 to Correct Docket as Counsel Filed the Appearance Under the Wrong Event in CM/ECF. (MAP). (Entered: 05/13/2025)	May 13, 2025	May 13, 2025 PACER
69	Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Emily Rose Marcy on behalf of American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Sociological Association, Association for Women in Science, Ecological Society of America, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Gerontological Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry of North America (Marcy, Emily) Modified on 5/13/2025 to Correct Docket as Counsel Filed the Appearance Under the Wrong Event in CM/ECF. (MAP). (Entered: 05/13/2025)	May 13, 2025	May 13, 2025 PACER
70	STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, American Public Health Association, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers. (Schlossberg, Suzanne) (Entered: 05/16/2025)	May 16, 2025	May 16, 2025 RECAP
71	REPLY to Response to 37 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, American Public Health Association, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers. (Agarwal, Shalini) (Entered: 05/19/2025)	May 19, 2025	May 19, 2025 RECAP
72	DECLARATION re 71 Reply to Response to Motion, by Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, American Public Health Association, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 43 - NIH Contracts webpage, # 2 Exhibit 44 - 2/21/25 Directive on NIH Priorities, # 3 Exhibit 45 - S Delaney Suppl Decl, # 4 Exhibit 46 - J Berg Suppl Decl, # 5 Exhibit 47 - 3/31/25 Kirschstein NRSA NOFO, # 6 Exhibit 48 - 1/22/25 Kirschstein NRSA NOFO, # 7 Exhibit 49 - Updates to NIH Institutional Training Grant Applications webpage, # 8 Exhibit 50 - 3/11/25 Memo re: NIH's Initial Actions re EOs, # 9 Exhibit 51 - NIH Research General Terms and Conditions, # 10 Exhibit 52 - N Maphis Suppl Decl, # 11 Exhibit 53 - Mallapty Nature article, # 12 Exhibit 54 - K Edwards Suppl Decl)(Agarwal, Shalini) (Entered: 05/19/2025) 1 Exhibit 43 - NIH Contracts webpage View on RECAP 2 Exhibit 44 - 2/21/25 Directive on NIH Priorities View on RECAP 3 Exhibit 45 - S Delaney Suppl Decl View on RECAP 4 Exhibit 46 - J Berg Suppl Decl View on RECAP 5 Exhibit 47 - 3/31/25 Kirschstein NRSA NOFO View on RECAP 6 Exhibit 48 - 1/22/25 Kirschstein NRSA NOFO View on RECAP 7 Exhibit 49 - Updates to NIH Institutional Training Grant Applications webpage View on RECAP 8 Exhibit 50 - 3/11/25 Memo re: NIH's Initial Actions re EOs View on RECAP 9 Exhibit 51 - NIH Research General Terms and Conditions View on RECAP 10 Exhibit 52 - N Maphis Suppl Decl View on RECAP 11 Exhibit 53 - Mallapty Nature article View on RECAP 12 Exhibit 54 - K Edwards Suppl Decl View on RECAP	May 19, 2025	May 19, 2025 RECAP
73	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Kenneth Parreno Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11019317 by Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, American Public Health Association, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-Certificate)(Rossman, Jessie) (Entered: 05/20/2025) 1 Exhibit A-Certificate View on PACER	May 20, 2025	May 20, 2025 PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear	May 20, 2025	May 20, 2025 PACER
74	Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 73 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Kenneth Parreno. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (MAP) (Entered: 05/20/2025)	May 20, 2025	May 20, 2025 PACER
75	Judge William G. Young ELECTRONIC ORDER entered: allowed 47 MOTION for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief ; Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (MAP) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to File Document	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
76	AMICUS BRIEF filed by American Association of State Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, American Institute of Biological Sciences, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities . (Bueker, John) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 Clearinghouse
77	Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge William G. Young: Motion Hearing held on 5/22/2025 re 37 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by American Public Health Association, Nicole Maphis, United Auto Workers, Peter Lurie, Brittany Charlton, Ibis Reproductive Health, Katie Edwards. The motion is collapsed with trial on the merits in accordance with Rule 65(a). The parties agree to treat defendants' opposition as a motion to dismiss and wish to proceed with argument today. Court stands on its order on subject matter jurisdiction entered in related case 1:25-cv-10814-WGY. Court hears argument on the opposition treated as a motion to dismiss. Court takes the matter under advisement. Plaintiffs to provide spreadsheet of grants. Defendants to produce administrative records as to directives. The Court will hold a status conference in this case and the related case to coordinate case management. (Court Reporter: Richard Romanow at rhr3tubas@aol.com.)(Attorneys present: Kenneth Parreno, Shalini Goel Agarwal, Jessie Rossman, Lisa Mankofsky, Olga Akselrod for plaintiffs and Anuj Khetarpal for defendants) (KB) (Entered: 05/23/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
78	ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing. Status Conference re case management of related cases set for 6/3/2025 11:00 AM in Courtroom 18 (In person only) before Judge William G. Young. Audio access to the hearing may be available to the media and public. Please check the Court schedule. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html.For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the general orders and public notices of the Court available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact the session here.Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10787-WGY, 1:25-cv-10814-WGY(KB) (Entered: 05/23/2025)	May 23, 2025	May 23, 2025 PACER
	1 - Terminate Hearings AND Motion Hearing AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction	May 23, 2025	May 23, 2025 PACER
	Notice of Hearing	May 23, 2025	May 23, 2025 PACER
79	MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Brittany Charlton, Katie Edwards, American Public Health Association, Peter Lurie, Nicole Maphis, Ibis Reproductive Health, United Auto Workers to 41 Memorandum in Support of Motion,. (Agarwal, Shalini) (Entered: 05/23/2025)	May 23, 2025	May 23, 2025 RECAP
80	Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 60 Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief ; Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (KB) (Entered: 05/27/2025)	May 27, 2025	May 27, 2025 PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to File Document	May 27, 2025	May 27, 2025 PACER
81	AMICUS BRIEF filed by American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Sociological Association, Association for Women in Science, Ecological Society of America, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Gerontological Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry of North America in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (Barbero, Megan) (Entered: 05/27/2025)	May 27, 2025	May 27, 2025 RECAP
82	Transcript of Status Conference/Motion to Dismiss Hearing held on May 22, 2025, before Judge William G. Young. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Richard Romanow at rhr3tubas@aol.com. Redaction Request due 6/20/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 6/30/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/28/2025. (DRK) (Entered: 05/30/2025)	May 30, 2025	May 30, 2025 PACER
	Notice of Filing of Official Transcript	May 30, 2025	May 30, 2025 PACER
83	NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm (DRK) (Entered: 05/30/2025)	May 30, 2025	May 30, 2025 PACER

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