State of New Jersey et al v. U.S. Office of Management and Budget et al

  1. November 03, 2026

    Courts On Botox Price Negotiations, Grant Terminations, More

    Law360 Healthcare Authority has AbbVie's IRA exemption win for Botox, a district court decision on federal grants, and other top news from the past week.

  2. November 03, 2026

    Mass. Judge Nixes Feds' Bid To Stay Grant Termination Ruling

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's request to stay her judgment that it cannot terminate already-awarded federal grants based solely on the president's current priorities, and chided the government for intentionally slow-walking the case.

  3. October 23, 2026

    Feds Want Grant Ruling Foiling Priorities Stayed For Appeal

    The Trump administration asked a Massachusetts federal judge to pause a decision declaring that a grant termination clause does not allow agencies to scrap awards not aligned with its new priorities, claiming it is likely to prevail in a First Circuit appeal.

  4. July 17, 2026

    Judge Says OMB Can't Change Grant Terms After Award

    A Massachusetts federal judge said Friday the Trump administration cannot rely on a shift in policy to retroactively change the terms of already awarded grants in order to justify canceling them.

  5. May 06, 2026

    Judge Questions OMB Justification For Voiding Grants

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday pushed back on arguments by the Trump administration that federal agency grants are subject to termination at any time based solely on a change in priorities — a situation, she suggested, that would essentially render any contracts with the government "illusory."

  6. October 20, 2025

    States, DC Fight Feds' Bid To Cut Billions In OMB Grant Case

    Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have told a Massachusetts federal judge to hold onto their case challenging the Trump administration's use of "a single subclause" buried in a U.S. Office of Management and Budget regulation to shut off billions in federal grants. 

  7. September 12, 2025

    DOJ Says States Can't Reverse Grant Cuts In OMB Reg Fight

    The Trump administration urged a Massachusetts federal judge to throw out a suit brought by a score of states accusing it of misinterpreting an Office of Management and Budget regulation to slash thousands of grants, arguing they must seek relief in another forum.

  8. June 24, 2025

    State AGs Sue Trump Admin To Stop Billions In Grant Cuts

    A coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia filed suit Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court, accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully using a single clause "buried in federal regulations" to nix billions of dollars in federal grant funding to the states.