Nonilex<p>A coalition of 19 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> sued the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin in an effort to block its slashing of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a>, arguing that the significant staff reductions & cuts to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> grants amounted to an “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unconstitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unconstitutional</span></a> & illegal dismantling” of the agency.</p><p>The suit comes on the heels of several similar cases seeking to block the termination of billions of dollars in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> awarded by federal health agencies in support of public health <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> & state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> programs.</p><p><a href="https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/state-of-new-york-et-al-v-robert-f-kennedy-united-states-department-of-health-and-human-servicses-et-al-complaint-2025.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/</span><span class="invisible">court-filings/state-of-new-york-et-al-v-robert-f-kennedy-united-states-department-of-health-and-human-servicses-et-al-complaint-2025.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>