Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down yet another Trump courtroom loss — this time over the administration's attempt to impose a flat 15% cap on indirect costs for all federally funded scientific research, slashing rates that universities and research institutions typically negotiate at 30 to 70%. The move would have devastated labs working on cancer, ALS, Parkinson's, and other critical research by stripping funding for the infrastructure that makes the science possible - electricity, buildings, compliance staff, and shared equipment.
