( October 21, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals did not create any conflict with other circuits when it ruled in a putative class case that the termination of grants by President Donald J. Trump and other government officials that were based on the perceived viewpoint of the research likely violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, researchers argue in their brief opposing the government parties’ petition seeking review by the U.S. Supreme Court....