California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sued Wednesday to try to block the planned funding cuts.
The Department of Health and Human Services said the grants are being terminated because they do not reflect CDC priorities, which were revised last year to align with the administration's shift away from health equity, the claim that certain populations need additional support to eliminate, what many consider to be, self-inflicted health problems.
For example, some cities in those states claimed the money was needed to fight the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, especially among homosexuals, adolescents and ethnic minorities.
U.S. District Judge Manish Shah stopped the cuts from taking effect for 14 days.
