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State of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha ,

National Science Foundation

On May 28, 2025, a coalition of 15 attorneys general filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York challenging the Trump administration's attempts to cut critical National Science Foundation (NSF) programs and funding. We argue that argue that NSF’s directives violate the Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution by unlawfully changing NSF policy and ignoring Congress’s intent for how NSF should function.

New York, et al v. National Science Foundation

May 28, 2025: Complaint Filed