As many federal research grants have been repealed under the Trump Administration, the Supreme Court has designated a filing process for legal challenges. Following the 5 to 4 Supreme Court ruling, legal disputes over federal grant terminations should be litigated in the Court of Federal Claims, not the federal district court system. The Ford School's Sam Bagenstos spoke with Inside Higher Ed about the Court's decision. In an interview with the network, he stated, “The message the courts sent yesterday is very strong that they are going to let the Trump administration shut down the grants right now and remit grantees to the really uncertain process of going to the Court of Federal Claims and potentially getting damages in the future... It’s a bad sign for the entire research community.”
Bagenstos went on to add, “The message seems to be pretty clear that if you have an ongoing grant that’s been terminated and you want to go to court to keep the money flowing, you’re out of luck... It’s got very bleak implications for all researchers who are depending on continuing the flow of federal grants.”
