Plaintiff:	COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, DANA NESSEL, on behalf of the people of the State of Michigan, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF HAWAII, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEVADA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF WASHINGTON and STATE OF WISCONSIN
Defendant:	UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, JAY BHATTACHARYA, M.D., Ph.D. in the official capacity as Director of the National Institutes of Health and ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., in the official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Interested Party:	CODY R. HART, DERRILL J. FUSSELL, MASSACHUSETTS BIOTECHNOLOGY COUNCIL, INC. and TISHUARA O. JONES, Mayor, City of St. Louis, Missouri
Amicus Curiae:	PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BUSINESS OFFICERS, CITY OF ALAMEDA, CA, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM, AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, HARVEY L. WARD, Mayor, City of Gainesville, Florida, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA, APPA, Leadership in Educational Facilities, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, CITY OF BALTIMORE, MD, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS, ERIN MENDENHALL, Mayor, City of Salt Lake, Utah, EMMA MULVANEY-STANAK, Mayor, City of Burlington, Vermont, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT RESEARCH INSTITUTES, TOWNSHIP OF CANTON, MI, ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES, CITY OF BOSTON, MA, CITY OF CLEVELAND, OH, TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL, NC, ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY MANAGERS, CITY OF CHICAGO, IL, CAMPUS SAFETY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, SANDRA WELCH, Mayor, City of Coconut Creek, Florida, COUNSIL ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, CITY OF COLUMBUS, OH, COUNSIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION, CITY OF EASTHAMPTON, MA, EDUCAUSE, DANIEL BISS, Mayor, City Evanston, Illinois, NASPA - STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, CITY OF FAIRFAX, VA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, HARRIS COUNTY, TX, NATIONAL COUNSIL OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, Mayor, City of Hoboken, New Jersey, SOCIETY OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PLANNING, QUINTON LUCAS, Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri, SOCIETY OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS INTERNATIONAL, INDYA KINCANNON, Mayor, City of Knoxville, Tennessee, UNIVERSITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, CITY OF MADISON, WI, JEFF SILVESTRINI, Mayor, City of Millcreek, Utah, ANISSA WELCH, Mayor, City of Milton, Wisconsin, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD, WILLIAM MOEHLE, Supervisor, Town of Brighton, New York, CITY OF NEW HAVEN, CT, CHRISTINE CORRADO, Counsilmember, Town of Brighton, New York, DONTAE PAYNE, Mayor, City of Olympia, Washington, CITY OF PLAINFIELD, NJ, ROBIN WILT, Counsilmember, Town of Brighton, New York, ADRIAN O. MAPP, Mayor, City of Plainfield, New Jersey, SARAH LEONARDI, School Board Member, Broward County, Florida, SUE NOACK, Mayor, City of Pleasant Hill, California, DIANE M. ELLIS-MARSEGLIA, Commissioner and Vice-Chair, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, ED GAINEY, Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CITY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, ROBERT J. HARVIE, JR., Commissioner and Board Chair, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, CITY OF PROVIDENCE, RI, CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, MA, NANCY METAYER BOWEN, in the individual capacity, who is Vice Mayor, City of Coral Springs, Florida, JOHN I. CLARK, Mayor, Town of Ridgway, Colorado, CITY OF ROCHESTER, NY, BEAU HARBIN, Legislator, Cortland County, New York, CITY OF SACRAMENTO, CA, YASMINE-IMANI MCMORRIN, Mayor, City of Culver City, California, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA, CHRIS CANALES, Counsilmember, City of El Paso, Texas, CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CA, BEN SORENSEN, City Commissioner, City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, CONSTANTINE H. KUTTEH, Mayor, City of Statesville, North Carolina, SEEMA SINGH, Counsilmember, City of Knoxville, Tennessee, LISA JO BROWN, Mayor, City of Spokane, Washington, CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO, NEIL MAKHIJA, Commissioner, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, BRENDA GADD, Counsilmember, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee, CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MN, GINNY WELSCH, Counsilmember, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee, DENNIS RAYMOND MCBRIDE, Mayor, City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, CITY OF NEW YORK, NY, CITY OF NEWARK, NJ, CHRISTOPHER JARAMILLO, School Board President, Norristown Area School District, Pennsylvania, MICHAEL JOSEPH, Mayor, City of North Miami, Florida, LISA KAPLAN, Counsilmember, City of Sacramento, California, CITY OF SAN DIEGO, CA, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA, CAROLINE TOROSIS, Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Santa Monica, California, BRUCE HARRELL, Mayor, City of Seattle, Washington, JACQUELINE PORTER, Commissioner, City of Tallahassee, Florida, ELI SAVIT, Prosecuting Attorney, Washtenaw County, Michigan, JILLINE DOBRATZ, Clerk, City of West Bend, Wisconsin, INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, PROFESSOR PIERRE AZOULAY, International Programs Professor of Managment, MIT Sloan School of Management, PROFESSOR DANIEL P. GROSS, Associate Professor, Duke University Fuqua School of Business, PROFESSOR LISA LARRIMORE OUELLETTE, Deane F. Johnson of Law, Stanford Law School, PROFESSOR BHAVEN N. SAMPAT, Johns Hopkins University School of Government and Policy and Carey Business School, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CHEST PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, COUNSIL OF MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES, SOCIETY FOR MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE and MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Case Number:	25-1343
Filed:	April 9, 2025
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Statutes

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