Jackson's Fierce Take on SCOTUS Grant Ruling: 'This Administration Never Loses'

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the Supreme Court’s conservative faction for undermining judicial review to safeguard the actions of the Trump administration. In her fervent dissent regarding the "National Institutes of Health v. American Public Health Association" case, she contested the ruling that mandated challenges to the Trump administration’s withdrawal of federal health grants be pursued as monetary claims in the Court of Federal Claims rather than in federal district court under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). She described the decision as a “bizarre claim-splitting regime,” compelling plaintiffs into a “likely futile, multivenue quest for complete relief.” Jackson likened the court's approach to “Calvinball jurisprudence” enriched by the notion that “this Administration always wins.” She asserted that this ruling nullifies the courts' role in restoring improperly revoked grants, creating merely an illusion of judicial oversight. Jackson expressed concern that the decision allows future administrations unchecked power, jeopardizing scientific advancement.