Research by Daniel P. Gross has been cited in legal briefs in numerous federal court cases in 2025, including Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health (D. Mass. 1:25-cv-10338), Association of American Universities v. Department of Energy (D. Mass. 1:25-cv-10912-ADB), President and Fellows of Harvard College v. US Department of Health and Human Services (D. Mass. 1:25-cv-11048), and Association of American Universities v. Department of Defense (D. Mass. 1:25-cv-11740).