July 01, 2025
A Rhode Island federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, finding the reorganization usurped congressional spending authority and likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
May 20, 2025
A Rhode Island federal judge expressed skepticism Tuesday about the Trump administration's assertion that mass firings at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were lawful and intended to improve national health, saying during a preliminary injunction hearing that nothing in the record demonstrates "thoughtful work" behind these decisions.
May 12, 2025
States challenging the Trump administration's plans for massive cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are asking a Rhode Island federal court to block any planned terminations at four of the department's agencies and programs.
May 06, 2025
The Trump administration is facing a wave of new allegations over its restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services, with state attorneys general, local governments, labor groups and nonprofits alleging in recent days that the cuts exceed executive authority.
May 05, 2025
Twenty attorneys general sued the Trump administration Monday in Rhode Island federal court alleging that massive cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services violate the Constitution and usurp congressional authority.