The Supreme Court of the United States He gave the Green Light to the Donald Trump government to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in research scholarships related to Diversity initiatives.
A federal judge in Massachusetts He had blocked in June the planned cuts to the scholarships of the National Health Institutes (NIH), arguing that they represented racial discrimination and prejudice against the LGBT community.
The Trump government has aimed to eliminate almost 800 million dollars in NIH research funds as part of its campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Courtconservative majority, allowed the cuts to be launched while the legal battles continue their course in lower courts.
The diversity scholarships represent only one fraction of the more than 10,000 million dollars in research and contracts in the NIH that are under the sight since Trump assumed the presidency in January.
Other affected projects include studies on the effects of global health warming, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer.
Trump has launched a deep reform of the scientific estate in the United States during his second term, by cutting funds, attacking universities and supervising mass layoffs of scientists in federal agencies.
