A constitutional crisis is unfolding within the federal judiciary as the Supreme Court faces growing defiance from lower courts. Justice Neil Gorsuch issued a sharp warning after a Massachusetts district court ignored Supreme Court precedent by reinstating NIH grants tied to diversity initiatives, prompting concerns over the erosion of judicial hierarchy. Gorsuch, joined by Justice Kavanaugh, emphasized that lower courts are “never free to defy” the High Court’s rulings—a rebuke aimed at what he described as a troubling pattern of resistance. The justices’ 5-4 decision to uphold the Trump administration’s cuts to DEI-linked grants signals a broader ideological battle over federal funding and executive authority.
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