A series of recent judicial rulings have deemed several terminations of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants orchestrated by the Trump administration as illegal, leading to immediate restorations of funding for health research. A federal judge has ruled against the administration’s cuts, pointing to discrimination concerns and the use of political rather than scientific criteria in the decision-making process. This has effectively paused additional cancellations of vital research grants and restored funds to various institutions, including a significant number of grants in California and at SUNY schools. NIH officials have been directed to refrain from further terminations during this legal turmoil as affected researchers await the reinstatement of their financial support.