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The Trump administration has struggled to appoint and confirm a new CDC director following the firing of formerly appointed Susan Monarez. The Ford School's Sam Bagenstos shares what he thinks this will mean for the vacant position.

“The crucial point here is that the Trump administration is choosing to violate the law and choosing not to spend money it has available to it to pay for food for poor people,“ said Sam Bagenstos told MSNBC. Bagenstos said the Trump administration is...

“All that would have to happen is for some state to purchase a whole bunch of vaccines,” Bagenstos says, “then have the state’s chief health officer prescribe the vaccine to anyone who wants them—and then provide the vaccines out of the state’s own s...

As many federal research grants have been repealed under the Trump Administration, the Supreme Court has designated a filing process for legal challenges.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 shoul...

Opening investigations into gender-affirming care sends a message that this administration will "investigate or otherwise harass providers of gender-affirming care, even when that provision is legal in the states where they operate," said Sam Bagenst...

The Trump administration has recently come out against Columbia University with threats to impose massive funding cuts if the institution does not comply with the administration's demands. President Trump has urged Columbia to take stronger action ag...

The Ford School's Sam Bagenstos commented on a recent initiative from President Trump to shut down a half dozen regional offices at the Department of Health and Human Services. Bagenstos told HuffPost “When hospitals go bankrupt, it’s the regional at...

“The Michigan Supreme Court enforced a basic democratic principle — that the people have a reserved power to vote on an initiative that qualifies for the ballot if the Legislature will not let it go into effect,” the Ford School's Sam Bagenstos remin...

The Trump administration initiated a plan to cut federal funding for the National Institute of Health by billions of dollars. The funding cut for biomedical research was perceived as widely unpopular by federal judges and members of Congress. Samuel ...

With Trump's nomination for Robert F Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services, many worry the drug used for medicated abortions is on the chopping block. “Under the statute that governs drug approvals, FDA is required to follow ...

Professor at the Ford School and former General Counsel to the Office of Management and Budget, Samuel Bagenstos said the president "withholding certain funding — including for green energy projects and foreign aid" is not supported by "proper reason...