California High Court Clears the Way for $3 Billion California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Stem Cell Grants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Supreme Court cleared the way for the state's stem cell research agency to distribute billions of dollars in grants when it turned back a last-ditch legal challenge Wednesday. The state's high court declined to review a lower court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The litigation had prevented the agency from doling out $3 billion in research grants.